Artificial colors

Is artificial colors (unnamed) clean?

No. Our rubric flags artificial colors (unnamed) under artificial colors (evidence: regulatory action). Unnamed added colors are usually the petroleum-based dyes in the FDA's 2025 phase-out plan.

Artificial colors Regulatory action

Penalty 30 of 100 · Balanced and Strict profiles

Unnamed added colors are usually the petroleum-based dyes in the FDA's 2025 phase-out plan.

Source: FDA and HHS, plan to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the US food supply (April 22, 2025)

Also on labels as

artificial color, artificial colors, artificial coloring, colors, colors added, color added, added color

Low-FODMAP status

Coming soon: whether it is low-FODMAP and at what serving.

Related ingredients

Red 40
Yellow 5
Yellow 6
Blue 1
Blue 2
Green 3
Red 3
Citrus Red 2

From Gutlog's clean ingredient rubric, version 2026.11.0. Ask your assistant "is this clean?" with a photo of the label and Gutlog checks every ingredient. General information, not medical advice.