E129 Allura Red AC (Red 40)
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Contains no animal ingredients. Some vegans avoid it because it has been tested on animals.
Respuesta completa ›Polémico, restringido o prohibido en algún país.
Find snacks without Red 40
Alternativas limpiasDye-free kids' snacks
Fruit snacks and candy colored with fruit and vegetable juice.
Shop dye-free snacks Abre la tienda Amazon de tu paísNatural food coloring kit (plant-based)
Beet, spirulina and turmeric colors for home baking.
Shop natural colors Abre la tienda Amazon de tu paísDye-free sprinkles
Colored with vegetable juice instead of synthetic dyes.
Shop dye-free sprinkles Abre la tienda Amazon de tu paísComo afiliado de Amazon ganamos con compras que califican. Nunca cambia nuestras notas.
Thrive Market: alimentos orgánicos sin colorantes artificiales ni BHA.
Normas por país
Legal in the US, EU and Canada, but the EU requires a warning on the package: "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children." In 2025 the FDA announced a plan to phase out petroleum-based dyes, relying mostly on voluntary action by food companies.
¿Cuánto es demasiado? (Ingesta diaria admisible)
Basado en 7 mg por kg de peso corporal (EFSA / JECFA). Un niño de 20 kg: 140 mg al día.
¿Qué es?
Allura Red AC is the most-used food dye in the United States. It's a bright red powder made from petroleum-derived chemicals, and it's often listed as "Red 40 Lake" when bound to aluminum so it doesn't bleed in candy coatings.
De dónde viene: A synthetic azo dye made from petroleum-derived chemicals. Each US batch is tested and certified by the FDA before it can be sold.
Por qué está en la comida
- Makes candy, cereal and drinks bright red or pink
- Replaces color lost during processing
- Gives products a consistent look batch to batch
Suele estar en
También aparece como: Red 40, Red No. 40, FD&C Red 40, Red 40 Lake, Allura red
Salud y digestión
The 2007 Southampton study found mixes of dyes including Red 40 increased hyperactivity in some children. California's 2021 OEHHA review reached a similar conclusion.
McCann et al., The Lancet (2007); OEHHA (2021)
Rare skin reactions like hives have been reported in sensitive people.
EFSA Panel on Food Additives (2009)
Current evidence does not show it causes cancer at normal intakes.
EFSA Journal 7(11):1327 (2009)
¿Qué puedo usar en su lugar?
Proporción: About 1 tsp per cup of frosting
Ideal para: Red velvet, frosting, pink drinks
Proporción: To taste
Ideal para: Savory snacks and seasonings
Proporción: To taste
Ideal para: Drinks and gummies
Relacionados
Más colorantes:
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Es seguro Red 40?
Mejor evitar (35/100). Legal in the US, EU and Canada, but the EU requires a warning on the package: "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children." In 2025 the FDA announced a plan to phase out petroleum-based dyes, relying mostly on voluntary action by food companies.
¿Es vegano Red 40?
Sí. Contains no animal ingredients. Some vegans avoid it because it has been tested on animals.
¿Es Red 40 sin gluten?
Sí.
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Fuentes científicas y normativas
- 21 CFR 74.340 (US FDA)
- EFSA OpenFoodTox: E129
- McCann et al., The Lancet (2007); OEHHA (2021)
- EFSA Panel on Food Additives (2009)
- EFSA Journal 7(11):1327 (2009)
Última revisión con los registros de la FDA, la EFSA y Salud Canadá: 31 de octubre de 2026 · INS 129 · CAS 25956-17-6