# Paprika extract

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_paprika_extract
Categories: food
Functions: Colour

> Paprika extract: Used in food as a colour. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 80/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 2 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 80/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Critical concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: Negative. Source: EFSA ANS 2015

## Regulatory status

- EU: EFSA opinion — Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of paprika extract (E 160c) as a food additive (EFSA ANS)
- EU: EFSA opinion — Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed on the request from the Commission on the safety of use of colouring agents in animal nutrition. PART II. Capsanthin, Citranaxanthin, and Cryptoxanthin (EFSA FEEDAP)
- GLOBAL: NO ADI ALLOCATED — JECFA evaluation lists ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED. Functional class: colour.

## Expert safety opinions

- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): JECFA evaluation lists ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED. Functional class: colour. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/5866.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of paprika extract (E 160c) as a food additive (EFSA ANS) — 2015 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4320; Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed on the request from the Commission on the safety of use of colouring agents in animal nutrition. PART II. Capsanthin, Citranaxanthin, and Cryptoxanthin (EFSA FEEDAP) — 2006 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2006.386.

## Data sources

- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-04): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114
- WHO JECFA Database (updated 2026-10-04): https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/5866

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