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Black Food Color

Contains iron oxide colorant

This concentrated black food color uses a single listed ingredient: black iron oxide. It is fat-soluble and can color chocolate.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$30.00 lowest price at The Sugar Art, Inc.
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Black iron oxide (E172)
72 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 5%50
Ingredients · counts 45%100
Processing · counts 20%30
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 20%65
Why it scores 72
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 100 · Single ingredient: Black iron oxide (E172)
Processing 30 · A concentrated iron oxide color additive.
Sourcing 50 · No origin or production details are stated.
Transparency 65 · The ingredient is listed, but no origin or production details are given.
Iron oxide color additive
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Black iron oxide (E172)
1 ingredient
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

AdditivesNo additives found

No additives, added sugars, seed oils or flavourings found in the ingredient list.

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