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Generally halal
E110 (Sunset Yellow FCF) is a synthetic orange-yellow azo dye with no animal origin, so it is generally treated as halal at the ingredient level.
Sunset Yellow FCF is a synthetic orange-yellow colouring from the azo-dye family, manufactured industrially from petrochemical feedstocks. It has no plant, animal or insect source.
Produced by chemical synthesis (diazotisation and coupling of sulphonated aromatics). No animal-derived materials in the standard process.
As a fully synthetic colour with no animal or alcohol component, E110 is generally classified as halal at the ingredient level. The finished product still needs its own verification — a halal colour does not certify the product.
It may be found in — this does not mean every product below contains it.
Sunset Yellow FCFE110Colour (E110)Yellow 6FD&C Yellow No. 6Orange Yellow SINS number: 110
Ingredient guidance is not certification. Verify the finished product on the MUIS HalalSG register or with the manufacturer.
Check MUIS HalalSGSources: EFSA, EUR-Lex, FAO/WHO, MUIS · Last reviewed: July 2026 · This guidance is not certification.
Halal does not automatically mean healthy, and a health concern does not automatically make an ingredient haram.
Permitted as a food colour in the EU and UK within limits; subject to the same 'Southampton colours' advisory warning label in the EU/UK.
It is a synthetic dye with no animal origin, so it is generally considered halal at the ingredient level. The finished product still requires its own verification.
No — that is carmine (E120). Sunset Yellow is fully synthetic.
'Sunset Yellow FCF', 'E110', 'Yellow 6' or 'FD&C Yellow No. 6'.
Humble Halal methodology: we classify additives by their common origin, not by any specific product. A generally-halal ingredient does not make a finished product halal-certified. This page is general guidance, not certification or religious/legal advice — always verify the complete product. Last reviewed July 2026.