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Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Low concern
Long history of use as a food colorant in East Asia; generally well tolerated.
Found in
2 products
What it is
Extract from Gardenia jasminoides (also called Gardenia florida) fruit, source of natural pigments (crocins, geniposide).
Used as natural yellow/blue colorant in foods and cosmetics; provides skin-conditioning effects.
What regulators actually say
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Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Not on FDA's approved color additives list for food in the U.S.; permitted in cosmetics.
European Union — EFSA
Gardenia blue is being evaluated as a novel food colorant in the EU.
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