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Americolor Soft Gel Paste (0.75 oz.)

Contains artificial colors

Soft gel food coloring made in the United States. It contains sugar, color additives and preservatives, and the specific colors used may vary.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains corn
$3.00 0.75 oz · lowest price at Designer Cookies ™ STUDIO
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: Water, sugar, U.S. certified colors, mica pigment, vegetable gum, modified corn starch, citric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate
47 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesLow confidence · Scored on 3 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
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%51
Processing · counts 20%25
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 20%60
Why it scores 47
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 51 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Artificial colors (synthetic dye, −15); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); 1 more
Processing 25 · Sugar, color additives, modified starch, gum and preservatives
Sourcing 50 · Made in the United States; ingredient origins and growing practices aren't stated
Transparency 60 · Ingredients are listed, but the specific colors used can vary
Certified colors and preservatives
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Moderate, evolving−15 for artificial colors
Varies by additive−14 for benzoates, sorbates
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Water Sugar U.S. certified colors Mica pigment Vegetable gum Modified corn starch Citric acid Sodium benzoate Potassium sorbate
9 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 1 moderate risk
Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (E210–E212)PreservativeModerate risk
Can form small amounts of benzene with vitamin C in drinks, and was part of the 2007 UK hyperactivity study mix.
Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (E200–E203)PreservativeLimited risk
Generally well tolerated; EFSA re-evaluated it in 2015 and kept it approved, though it can irritate sensitive skin.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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