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Capsicum Annuum Fruit Powder
Capsicum Annuum Fruit Powder
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A whole-food spice. Capsicum is a recognized natural color exempt from FDA color additive certification.
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3,432 products
What it is
Dried, ground fruit of Capsicum annuum (paprika or chili peppers) — a whole-food spice.
Spice and natural color; provides red/orange hues from carotenoids and varying levels of heat from capsaicinoids.
What regulators actually say
"The color additive paprika is the deep red, dried, ground pods of sweet pepper Capsicum annuum L., with or without removal of any of the seeds, and is exempt from certification."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Listed as a color additive exempt from certification (21 CFR 73.340 — paprika).
European Union — EFSA
Authorized as a food and spice; paprika extract (E 160c) is a separately regulated colorant.
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