Lycopene, tomato

INS 160d(ii)

Listed as a colour by Codex and the EU.

Listed as colours (EU, Codex)

Lycopene is the red carotenoid of tomatoes. This entry is the form obtained from tomatoes themselves, used in sauces, drinks and confectionery.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Lycopene, tomato by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
Australia and New ZealandFood Standards Australia New ZealandNo listed food uses foundThis site has not matched this substance to any food use on this jurisdiction’s list of authorised food additives. A food additive may be used only in foods that list names. Flavourings, enzymes, processing aids and added nutrients are regulated separately and do not appear on it.Related listing with permitted uses here: Lycopene (E160d). This site cannot tell whether that listing covers this exact form.
CanadaHealth CanadaNo listing matchedHealth Canada’s lists name additives without E or INS numbers, so this site matches them by exact name. A substance listed there under a name this site does not recognise has no row here.
European UnionEuropean Commission / EFSAPermitted, with conditions

31 food categories

highest permitted level 500 mg/l

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  • 1.4 flavoured fermented milk products including heat-treated products — 30 mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/l.
  • 1.7.3 edible cheese rind — 30 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/kg.
  • 1.7.5 processed cheese — 5 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 5 mg/kg. only flavoured processed cheese.
  • 12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments — 50 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 50 mg/kg.
  • 12.5 Soups and broths — 20 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 20 mg/kg.
  • 12.6 Sauces — 50 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 50 mg/kg. excluding tomato-based sauces.
  • 12.9 Protein products excluding products covered in category 1 8 — 30 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/kg. only meat and fish analouges based on vegetable proteins.
  • 13.2 Foods for special medical purposes as defined by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 (excluding products from food category 13.1.5.) — 30 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/kg.
  • 13.3 Total diet replacement for weight control food as defined by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 — 30 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/kg.
  • 14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks — 12 mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 12 mg/l. excluding dilutable drinks.
  • 14.2.4 Fruit wine and made wine — 10 mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 10 mg/l. excluding wino owocowe jakościowe.
  • 14.2.7.3 Aromatised wine-product cocktails — 10 mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 10 mg/l.
  • 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 % — 30 mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/l.
  • 15.1 Potato- cereal- flour- or starch-based snacks — 30 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/kg.
  • 15.2 Processed nuts — 30 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/kg.
  • 16 Desserts excluding products covered in category 1 3 and 4 — 30 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/kg.
  • 17.1 food supplements supplied in a solid form excluding food supplements for infants and young children’, — 30 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/kg.
  • 17.2 food supplements supplied in a liquid form excluding food supplements for Infants and young children — 30 mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/l.
  • 18.2 Meal replacement for weight control as referred to in Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 — 30 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/kg.
  • 3 edible ices — 40 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 40 mg/kg.
  • 4.2.5 jam jellies and marmalades and similar products — 10 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 10 mg/kg. except chestnut puree. Note 31: Maximum individually or in combination with E 120, E 142, E 160d and E 161b.
  • 4.2.5.2 Jam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC — 10 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 10 mg/kg. except chestnut purée.
  • 4.2.5.3 other similar fruit or vegetable spreads — 10 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 10 mg/kg. except crème de pruneaux. Note 31: Maximum individually or in combination with E 120, E 142, E 160d and E 161b.
  • 5.2 Other confectionery including breath freshening micro-sweets — 30 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/kg.
  • 5.3 chewing gum — 300 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 300 mg/kg.
  • 5.4 Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit-based fillings covered by category 4.2.4 — 30 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/kg. except red coating of hard-sugar coated chocolate confectionery.
  • 6.6 Batters — 30 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/kg. only batters for coating.
  • 7.2 Fine bakery wares — 25 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 25 mg/kg.
  • 8.3.3 Casings and coatings and decorations for meat — 500 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 500 mg/kg. only decorations and coatings except edible external coating of pasturmas.
  • 9.2 Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans — 30 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/kg. only fish and crustacean paste, pre-cooked crustaceans, surimi, smoked fish.
  • 9.3 fish roe — 30 mg/kgAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30 mg/kg. except Sturgeons' eggs (Caviar).
Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex IIand 30 further provisionsretrieved 2026-10-18
Great BritainFood Standards Agency / Food Standards ScotlandPermitted, with conditions

29 food categories

highest permitted level 300 mg/kg or mg/l

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  • 1.4 Flavoured fermented milk products including heat-treated products — 30 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30.
  • 1.7.3 Edible cheese rind — 30 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30.
  • 1.7.5 Processed cheese — 5 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 5. only flavoured processed cheese.
  • 12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments — 50 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 50.
  • 12.5 Soups and broths — 20 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 20.
  • 12.6 Sauces — 50 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 50. excluding tomato-based sauces.
  • 12.9 Protein products, excluding products covered in category 1.8 — 30 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30. only meat and fish analogues based on vegetable proteins.
  • 13.2 Dietary foods for special medical purposes defined in Directive 1999/21/EC (excluding products from food category 13.1.5) — 30 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30.
  • 13.3 Dietary foods for weight control diets intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal (the whole or part of the total daily diet) — 30 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30.
  • 14.1.4 Flavoured drinks — 12 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 12. excluding dilutable drinks.
  • 14.2.4 Fruit wine and made wine — 10 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 10. Excluding wino owocowe markowe.
  • 14.2.7.3 Aromatised wine-product cocktails — 10 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 10.
  • 14.2.8 Other alcoholic drinks including mixtures of alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic drinks and spirits with less than 15 % of alcohol — 30 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30.
  • 15.1 Potato-, cereal-, flour- or starch-based snacks — 30 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30.
  • 15.2 Processed nuts — 30 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30.
  • 16 Desserts excluding products covered in categories 1, 3 and 4 — 30 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30.
  • 17.1 Food supplements supplied in a solid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children — 30 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30.
  • 17.2 Food supplements supplied in a liquid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children — 30 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30.
  • 3 Edible ices — 40 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 40.
  • 4.2.5.2 Jam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC — 10 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 10. except chestnut purée. Note (31): Maximum individually or in combination with E 120, E 142, E 160d and E 161b.
  • 4.2.5.3 Other similar fruit or vegetable spreads — 10 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 10. except crème de pruneaux. Note (31): Maximum individually or in combination with E 120, E 142, E 160d and E 161b.
  • 5.2 Other confectionery including breath refreshening microsweets — 30 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30.
  • 5.3 Chewing gum — 300 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 300.
  • 5.4 Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit based fillings covered by category 4.2.4 — several limitsAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. (1) ML 30: except red coating of hard-sugar coated chocolate confectionery; (2) ML 200: only red coating of hard-sugar coated chocolate confectionery.
  • 6.6 Batters — 30 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30. only batters for coating.
  • 7.2 Fine bakery wares — 25 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 25.
  • 8.3.3 Casings and coatings and decorations for meat — several limitsAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. (1) ML 500: only decorations and coatings except edible external coating of pasturmas; (2) ML 30: only edible casings.
  • 9.2 Processed fish and fishery products including mollusks and crustaceans — several limitsAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. (1) ML 10: only salmon substitutes based on Theragra chalcogramma , Pollachius virens and Clupea harengus; (2) ML 30: only fish and crustacean paste, pre-cooked crustaceans, surimi, smoked fish.
  • 9.3 Fish roe — 30 mg/kg or mg/lAuthorised under E 160d, Lycopene. ML = 30. except Sturgeons’ eggs (Caviar).
Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 160dand 28 further provisionsretrieved 2026-10-18
JapanConsumer Affairs AgencyNo listing matchedThis site imports only Japan’s list of designated additives (Appended Table 1 to the Regulations for Enforcement of the Food Sanitation Act), matched by English name. Existing additives, natural flavouring agents and ordinary foods used as additives are permitted outside that list and are not imported, so an empty row does not show that Japan does not permit the substance.
South KoreaMinistry of Food and Drug SafetyPermitted, with conditions
Designated food additive: Standards and Specifications for Food Additives, Part III, 1. …

Designated food additive: Standards and Specifications for Food Additives, Part III, 1. 일반식품첨가물 (general food additives), 토마토색소 (“Tomato Color”, the English the Code prints beside it). Main use (주용도) of 토마토색소: 착색료. Standard for use (사용기준) of 토마토색소: (1) [must not be used in the foods listed] “토마토색소는 아래의 식품에 사용하여서는 아니 된다. 1. 천연식품〔식육류, 어패류, 과일류, 채소류, 해조류, 콩류 등 및 그 단순가공품(탈피, 절단 등)〕 2. 다류 3. 커피 4. 고춧가루, 실고추 5. 김치류 6. 고추장, 조미고추장 7. 식초” The Korean is the standard as published. There is no official English translation of the current Code (the English version on MFDS’s website is the 2020 edition and has no legal effect); the English in square brackets is this site’s description of what each sentence does, not a translation of the foods or the levels. Compositional specifications (Part IV) are not imported, nor are the general standards in Part II, which apply to every additive.

Standards and Specifications for Food Additives (식품첨가물의 기준 및 규격), MFDS Notification, Part III (Standards for use, by item)retrieved 2026-10-18
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationNot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFAPermitted, with conditions

4 food categories

highest permitted level 100 mg/kg

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  • 06.4.2 Dried pastas and noodles and like products — 100 mg/kg
    • Note 676 Some Codex Members allow the use of additives with colour function in this food category while others limit these additives to certain products.
  • 09.2.1 Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms — GMP
    • Note 95 For non-standardized foods: for use in surimi and fish roe products only.
    • Note XS36 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Finfish, Uneviscerated and Eviscerated (CODEX STAN 36-1981).
    • Note XS92 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Shrimps and Prawns (CODEX STAN 92-1981).
    • Note XS95 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Lobsters (CODEX STAN 95-1981).
    • Note XS165 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Blocks of Fish Fillet, Minced Fish Flesh and Mixtures of Fillets and Minced Fish Flesh (CODEX STAN 165-1989).
    • Note XS190 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Fillets (CODEX STAN 190-1995).
    • Note XS191 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Raw Squid (CODEX STAN 191-1995).
    • Note XS292 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live and Raw Bivalve Molluscs (CODEX STAN 292-2008).
    • Note XS312 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live Abalone and for Raw Fresh Chilled or Frozen Abalone for Direct Consumption or for Further Processing (CODEX STAN 312-2013).
    • Note XS315 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fresh and Quick Frozen Raw Scallop Products (CODEX STAN 315-2014).
  • 09.2.4.1 Cooked fish and fish products — GMP
    • Note 95 For non-standardized foods: for use in surimi and fish roe products only.
  • 09.2.4.3 Fried fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms — GMP
    • Note 95 For non-standardized foods: for use in surimi and fish roe products only.
CXS 192-1995 Table Three, INS 160d(ii)and 4 further provisionsretrieved 2026-09-07

How much is permitted

A listing usually limits the quantity as well as the food. Only one of the forms that takes is a figure: quantum satis and good manufacturing practice permit the amount the technological effect requires and no more, which is a limit rather than the absence of one. Figures below are the range across every food category this page is listed in, and categories differ between regulators — see how much is permitted.

European Union5 mg/kg – 500 mg/kg31 numeric limit
Great Britain5 mg/kg – 300 mg/kg26 numeric limit, 3 several limits
South Korea—1 no quantity stated
Codex Alimentarius100 mg/kg1 numeric limit, 4 GMP

What it is made from

Extracted with solvents from ripe tomatoes or tomato processing residues, then concentrated. Codex lists the tomato, synthetic and fermentation routes separately because their specifications differ.

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Every name it appears under

88 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

E number

  • E160d

INS number

  • 160d(ii)

As it appears in regulation

  • Lycopene

Other names

  • LYCOPENE, TOMATO

Hazard reference values

Values set by assessing bodies. A body that has not set a value is not listed here.
TypeValuePopulationAssessed byOpinion
group ADInot specified—JECFA2009

Evidence and how bodies read it

Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.

Common questions

Assembled from what is above, in the words the questions are usually asked in. Each answer is the same statement the relevant section makes, with the same citations behind it.

What is INS 160d(ii)?
INS 160d(ii) is Lycopene, tomato. Lycopene is the red carotenoid of tomatoes. This entry is the form obtained from tomatoes themselves, used in sauces, drinks and confectionery.
What is Lycopene, tomato used for in food?
It is listed as a colour — the role Codex and the EU assign it. This page shows every function each regulator records, with the citation for each.
Where is Lycopene, tomato permitted?
Of the seven regulators this site reads, the EU, Great Britain, South Korea and the Codex standard permit it. Each permission is for named foods at named levels, not a blanket one; the table on this page gives them with citations.
Is Lycopene, tomato vegan?
Yes. Lycopene, tomato is not derived from animals, and is suitable for vegetarians. This page says what it is made from and how.

Sources for this page

  • eu retrieved 2026-10-18
  • gb retrieved 2026-10-18
  • kr retrieved 2026-10-18
  • gsfa retrieved 2026-09-07

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