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Americolor Soft Gel Paste - Royal Blue - Food Coloring

Contains artificial colors

This gel coloring is made in the United States and is marketed as peanut, tree nut, soy, and gluten free. It contains sugar, certified food colors, modified corn starch and preservatives.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeVegetarianContains corn
$3.00 0.75 oz or 4.5 oz · lowest price at Semi Sweet Designs
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, FDA-certified color (Blue 1, Blue 2), mica pigment, vegetable gum, modified corn starch, citric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate
41 / 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%36
Processing · counts 20%25
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 20%65
Why it scores 41
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 36 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Blue 1 (synthetic dye, −15); Blue 2 (synthetic dye, −15); 2 more
Processing 25 · Formulated coloring with certified colors, modified starch and preservatives
Sourcing 40 · Made in the USA; ingredient sourcing is not stated
Transparency 65 · Ingredient list is specific, with no claims about how ingredients are sourced
Contains artificial colors and preservatives
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Moderate, evolving−30 for blue 1, blue 2
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 FDA-certified color (Blue 1, Blue 2) Mica pigment Vegetable gum Modified corn starch Citric acid Sodium benzoate Potassium sorbate
9 ingredients 3 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 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.
Blue 1 (brilliant blue) (E133)ColourLimited risk
Synthetic dye; approved in the US and EU with few safety concerns at permitted levels, and adds no nutrition.
Blue 2 (indigo carmine) (E132)ColourLimited risk
Synthetic dye; approved with an acceptable daily intake, though some animal data are limited.
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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