INS 110 is Sunset Yellow FCF, a synthetic orange-yellow azo colour. It is used to give a bright, consistent orange-to-yellow shade to drinks, sweets, and savouries where a stable colour matters more than a natural origin. It is generally vegan and is permitted by FSSAI for specified food categories with restrictions.
INS 110 is Sunset Yellow FCF, a synthetic orange-yellow azo colour. It is used to give a bright, consistent orange-to-yellow shade to drinks, sweets, and savouries where a stable colour matters more than a natural origin.
Brands use it because it produces a stable orange shade that holds up under sunlight, heat, and acidic conditions. It is one of the workhorse synthetic colours behind orange-coloured soft drinks, sweet shop barfis, and orange-coloured namkeen.
INS 110 commonly shows up on Indian packets in these categories:
Sunset Yellow FCF is produced by chemical synthesis. No animal product is used in its manufacture.
FSSAI: Permitted by FSSAI as a synthetic food colour under Schedule I of the FSS (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations 2011, restricted to specified food categories with category-specific upper limits. FSS rules also limit total synthetic colour use to 100 ppm in many categories.
JECFA: ADI raised from 0-2.5 mg/kg bw to 0-4 mg/kg bw at the 74th JECFA (2011) based on new toxicological data. EFSA aligned its evaluation with JECFA in 2014.
On packets, in recipes, and in conversation, INS 110 is also called:
Last verified: 2026-04-29.