Food Safety Substance

all-trans-LycopeneE160D

all-trans-Lycopene (E160D) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, FDA has no questions; some uses may require a color additive listing in the US, and data from 7 regulatory sources.

CAS 502-65-8 E160D Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA has no questions; some uses may require a color additive listing

ADI / TDI

ADI 0.5 mg/kg bw/day

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 7 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

all-trans-Lycopene

CAS

502-65-8

E-number

E160D

DTXSID

DTXSID2046593

PubChem CID

446925

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (11)

SOURCE EU Commission FDA | Health Canada | Codex Alimentarius

Multi-Jurisdiction Comparison

Side-by-side status rows for the same resolved substance across public food regulators.

Jurisdiction	Authority	Status	Evidence
European Union	EU Commission	PUBLISHED	EU additive listing; Annex II entry
United States	FDA	FDA has no questions; some uses may require a color additive listing	GRAS notice

SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database

EU Food Additive Status

EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Status	Type	Name	Note
European Union	E160D	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Lycopene	-

SOURCE EU Commission EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database

EU Annex II Authorised Uses

Authorised additive rows and use conditions from EU Annex II tables.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Name	INS	Policy item	Note
European Union	E160D	Lycopene	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3013	-

Conditions and restrictions

Jurisdiction	Food category	Restriction	Comment	Source
European Union	4.2.5 jam jellies and marmalades and similar products	ML 10 mg/kg	except chestnut puree	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	4.2.5.2 Jam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC	ML 10 mg/kg	except chestnut purée	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	4.2.5.3 other similar fruit or vegetable spreads	ML 10 mg/kg	except crème de pruneaux	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	5.2 Other confectionery including breath freshening micro-sweets	ML 30 mg/kg	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	5.3 chewing gum	ML 300 mg/kg	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	5.4 Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit-based fillings covered by category 4.2.4	ML 30 mg/kg	except red coating of hard-sugar coated chocolate confectionery	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	5.4 Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit-based fillings covered by category 4.2.4	ML 200 mg/kg	only red coating of hard-sugar coated chocolate confectionery	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	6.6 Batters	ML 30 mg/kg	only batters for coating	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	7.2 Fine bakery wares	ML 25 mg/kg	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	8.3.3 Casings and coatings and decorations for meat	ML 500 mg/kg	only decorations and coatings except edible external coating of pasturmas	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	8.3.3 Casings and coatings and decorations for meat	ML 30 mg/kg	only edible casings	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	9.2 Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans	ML 10 mg/kg	only salmon substitutes based on Theragra chalcogramma, Pollachius virens and Clupea harengus	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	9.3 fish roe	ML 30 mg/kg	except Sturgeons' eggs (Caviar)	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments	ML 50 mg/kg	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	12.5 Soups and broths	ML 20 mg/kg	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	12.6 Sauces	ML 50 mg/kg	excluding tomato-based sauces	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	12.9 Protein products excluding products covered in category 1 8	ML 30 mg/kg	only meat and fish analouges based on vegetable proteins	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks	ML 12 mg/l	excluding dilutable drinks	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	14.2.4 Fruit wine and made wine	ML 10 mg/l	excluding wino owocowe jakościowe	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	14.2.7.3 Aromatised wine-product cocktails	ML 10 mg/l	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	14.2.8 Other alcoholic beverages including mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic beverages based on distilled alcohol with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %	ML 30 mg/l	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	15.1 Potato- cereal- flour- or starch-based snacks	ML 30 mg/kg	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	15.2 Processed nuts	ML 30 mg/kg	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	16 Desserts excluding products covered in category 1 3 and 4	ML 30 mg/kg	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	17.1 food supplements supplied in a solid form excluding food supplements for infants and young children’,	ML 30 mg/kg	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	17.2 food supplements supplied in a liquid form excluding food supplements for Infants and young children	ML 30 mg/l	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	18.2 Meal replacement for weight control as referred to in Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012	ML 30 mg/kg	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	1.4 flavoured fermented milk products including heat-treated products	ML 30 mg/l	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	14.2.8 Other alcoholic beverages including mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic beverages based on distilled alcohol with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %	ML 30 mg/l	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	17.2 food supplements supplied in a liquid form excluding food supplements for Infants and young children	ML 30 mg/l	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	1.7.5 processed cheese	ML 5 mg/kg	only flavoured processed cheese	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	3 edible ices	ML 40 mg/kg	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	4.2.5 jam jellies and marmalades and similar products	ML 10 mg/kg	except chestnut puree	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	4.2.5.3 other similar fruit or vegetable spreads	ML 10 mg/kg	except crème de pruneaux	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	5.2 Other confectionery including breath freshening micro-sweets	ML 30 mg/kg	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	15.1 Potato- cereal- flour- or starch-based snacks	ML 30 mg/kg	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	15.2 Processed nuts	ML 30 mg/kg	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	16 Desserts excluding products covered in category 1 3 and 4	ML 30 mg/kg	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	17.1 food supplements supplied in a solid form excluding food supplements for infants and young children’,	ML 30 mg/kg	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	5.3 chewing gum	ML 300 mg/kg	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	6.6 Batters	ML 30 mg/kg	only batters for coating	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	7.2 Fine bakery wares	ML 25 mg/kg	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	8.3.3 Casings and coatings and decorations for meat	ML 500 mg/kg	only decorations and coatings except edible external coating of pasturmas	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	8.3.3 Casings and coatings and decorations for meat	ML 30 mg/kg	only edible casings	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	9.3 fish roe	ML 30 mg/kg	except Sturgeons' eggs (Caviar)	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments	ML 50 mg/kg	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	12.5 Soups and broths	ML 20 mg/kg	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	12.6 Sauces	ML 50 mg/kg	excluding tomato-based sauces	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	12.9 Protein products excluding products covered in category 1 8	ML 30 mg/kg	only meat and fish analouges based on vegetable proteins	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	14.2.7.3 Aromatised wine-product cocktails	ML 10 mg/l	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	5.4 Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit-based fillings covered by category 4.2.4	ML 30 mg/kg	except red coating of hard-sugar coated chocolate confectionery	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	5.4 Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit-based fillings covered by category 4.2.4	ML 200 mg/kg	only red coating of hard-sugar coated chocolate confectionery	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	1.7.3 edible cheese rind	ML 30 mg/kg	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	14.2.4 Fruit wine and made wine	ML 10 mg/l	excluding wino owocowe jakościowe	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	9.2 Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans	ML 10 mg/kg	only salmon substitutes based on Theragra chalcogramma, Pollachius virens and Clupea harengus	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	18.2 Meal replacement for weight control as referred to in Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012	ML 30 mg/kg	-	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks	ML 12 mg/l	excluding dilutable drinks	EU Food Additives Database
European Union	4.2.5.2 Jam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC	ML 10 mg/kg	except chestnut purée	EU Food Additives Database

SOURCE FDA FDA GRAS

FDA GRAS Status

US FDA GRAS notice evidence from enriched and notice tables.

Jurisdiction	GRN	Substance	FDA response	Intended use	Basis	Notifier
United States	173	Lycopene from Blakeslea trispora	FDA has no questions; some uses may require a color additive listing	Ingredient in foods in general, except meat and poultry, at levels ranging from 5-575 parts per million	Scientific procedures	Vitatene S.A.

SOURCE JECFA JECFA ADI

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

Jurisdiction	Chemical name	JECFA no.	CAS	ADI	ADI upper	Function	Evaluation year
JECFA	LYCOPENE	-	502-65-8	DECISION POSTPONED	-	COLOUR	2009

SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison ingredients | ghs classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.

CosmeticsLycopene CosmeticEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSGHS row foundEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

SOURCE FAQPage JSON-LD public food renderer rows

Frequently Asked Questions

Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.

What is all-trans-Lycopene used for in food?

all-trans-Lycopene appears in food-use rows as: Antioxidant/Color.

Is all-trans-Lycopene / E160D safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 0.5 mg/kg bw/day. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions; some uses may require a color additive listing.

What is the ADI for all-trans-Lycopene?

all-trans-Lycopene has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 0.5 mg/kg bw/day. Source: food_substances.

Is all-trans-Lycopene also used in cosmetics?

all-trans-Lycopene has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Lycopene Cosmetic, EU status permitted.