INS 110 is the code for Sunset Yellow FCF
Orange-yellow colour used in squashes, candy, biscuits and savoury snack coatings.
- What it does
- Colours the food A colour
- Also printed as
- Orange Yellow S · FD&C Yellow 6
- Vegetarian?
- Vegetarian Made chemically
- In the Zabel score
- 10 of the 20 additive points Method 1.0.0
- In our catalogue
- 158 packs List it in their ingredients
Is INS 110 vegetarian?
INS 110 is made chemically, so it does not by itself make a food non-vegetarian. The green or brown mark on the pack is still the declaration to go by, because it covers every other ingredient too.
| Food category | Share | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Biscuits and cookies | 17% | |
| Other beverages | 13% | |
| Carbonated soft drinks | 13% | |
| Ice cream and frozen desserts | 12% | |
| Fruit juices and nectars | 9% | |
| Everything else | 36% |
Counted from the 158 packs in Zabel's catalogue that list INS 110, 135 of which have a food category so far. Counted 4 Nov 2026.
What does the evidence say about INS 110?
We grade an additive by the evidence about it, not by whether it sounds like a chemical, and we make no claim about whether a pack complies with FSSAI rules.
One of the six colours in the 2007 Southampton trial, which reported increased hyperactivity in children after a mixture of these colours with sodium benzoate. The EU requires foods containing it to carry the warning "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children". India requires no such warning. FSSAI permits it within the 100 ppm total synthetic colour limit.
Does Zabel mark INS 110 down?
Yes, by 10 points. The additives part of the score starts at 20, and each code takes off a fixed amount set by the strength of the evidence about it, not by the fact that it is an additive (method 1.0.0). Read the method.
Questions people search
What is INS 110?
INS 110 is the code for Sunset Yellow FCF, a colour. Orange-yellow colour used in squashes, candy, biscuits and savoury snack coatings.
Is INS 110 vegetarian?
INS 110 is made chemically, so it does not by itself make a food non-vegetarian. The green or brown mark on the pack is still the declaration to go by, because it covers every other ingredient too.
What does the evidence say about INS 110?
One of the six colours in the 2007 Southampton trial, which reported increased hyperactivity in children after a mixture of these colours with sodium benzoate. The EU requires foods containing it to carry the warning "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children". India requires no such warning. FSSAI permits it within the 100 ppm total synthetic colour limit.
Does Zabel mark INS 110 down?
Yes, by 10 points. The additives part of the score starts at 20, and each code takes off a fixed amount set by the strength of the evidence about it, not by the fact that it is an additive (method 1.0.0).
What other names is INS 110 printed under?
Packs also print it as Orange Yellow S and FD&C Yellow 6, or as the bare number 110 in brackets after the ingredient.
Sources
- 01 Food additives and hyperactive behaviour in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial McCann et al., The Lancet 370(9598), 2007
- 02 Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives, Annex V - additives requiring the children's activity and attention warning European Union, 2008
- 03 Evaluations of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) WHO / FAO, 2024
- 04 Zabel catalogue - pack counts, food categories and the codes printed alongside 4 Nov 2026
Entry updated 19 Sep 2026 · Not reviewed by a dietitian yet · Report an error on this page
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