E131 - Patent blue v

What it is and how it is used

Patent Blue V is a dark bluish synthetic triphenylmethane dye used as a food coloring. It is not widely used, but in Europe it can be found in Scotch eggs, certain jelly sweets, blue Curaçao, certain jello varieties -though not in actual Jell-O brand products-, among others.

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