Reformulation guides
The same dye needs a different answer in a 190°C bake than it does in a pH 3 soda that sits six months in clear PET. These guides screen the natural colour options against one category’s actual process, and say plainly which of the usual recommendations fail there.
29 guides · product counts from the July 2026 Dye Ban Tracker snapshot
Replacing Red 40
Allura Red AC · E129Savoury snacks
14,012 tracked US products still list it · 14.5% of the category
3 recommended · 2 conditional · 3 ruled out
Desserts & chilled sweets
1,906 tracked US products still list it · 8.9% of the category
5 recommended · 2 conditional · 1 ruled out
Cakes & baked goods
1,700 tracked US products still list it · 18.2% of the category
3 recommended · 2 conditional · 3 ruled out
Cookies & biscuits
1,494 tracked US products still list it · 12.2% of the category
3 recommended · 2 conditional · 3 ruled out
Sodas & carbonated drinks
1,266 tracked US products still list it · 20% of the category
2 recommended · 4 conditional · 2 ruled out
Candy & confectionery
992 tracked US products still list it · 31.3% of the category
2 recommended · 6 conditional · 0 ruled out
Replacing Yellow 5
Tartrazine · E102Savoury snacks
12,129 tracked US products still list it · 12.5% of the category
4 recommended · 1 conditional · 1 ruled out
Cakes & baked goods
1,501 tracked US products still list it · 16% of the category
3 recommended · 2 conditional · 1 ruled out
Cookies & biscuits
1,475 tracked US products still list it · 12% of the category
3 recommended · 2 conditional · 1 ruled out
Desserts & chilled sweets
1,237 tracked US products still list it · 5.8% of the category
3 recommended · 2 conditional · 1 ruled out
Candy & confectionery
796 tracked US products still list it · 25.1% of the category
0 recommended · 5 conditional · 1 ruled out
Sodas & carbonated drinks
550 tracked US products still list it · 8.7% of the category
0 recommended · 3 conditional · 3 ruled out
Replacing Yellow 6
Sunset Yellow FCF · E110Savoury snacks
9,456 tracked US products still list it · 9.8% of the category
4 recommended · 1 conditional · 0 ruled out
Cookies & biscuits
1,231 tracked US products still list it · 10.1% of the category
4 recommended · 1 conditional · 0 ruled out
Cakes & baked goods
1,156 tracked US products still list it · 12.3% of the category
4 recommended · 1 conditional · 0 ruled out
Desserts & chilled sweets
1,013 tracked US products still list it · 4.8% of the category
4 recommended · 1 conditional · 0 ruled out
Candy & confectionery
562 tracked US products still list it · 17.7% of the category
0 recommended · 5 conditional · 0 ruled out
Sodas & carbonated drinks
512 tracked US products still list it · 8.1% of the category
0 recommended · 4 conditional · 1 ruled out
Replacing Blue 1
Brilliant Blue FCF · E133Savoury snacks
11,543 tracked US products still list it · 11.9% of the category
0 recommended · 0 conditional · 4 ruled out
Desserts & chilled sweets
1,497 tracked US products still list it · 7% of the category
1 recommended · 2 conditional · 1 ruled out
Cookies & biscuits
1,314 tracked US products still list it · 10.7% of the category
0 recommended · 0 conditional · 4 ruled out
Cakes & baked goods
1,166 tracked US products still list it · 12.5% of the category
0 recommended · 0 conditional · 4 ruled out
Candy & confectionery
914 tracked US products still list it · 28.8% of the category
1 recommended · 2 conditional · 1 ruled out
Sodas & carbonated drinks
535 tracked US products still list it · 8.5% of the category
0 recommended · 3 conditional · 1 ruled out
Replacing Blue 2
Indigotine · E132Replacing Red 3
Erythrosine · E127Savoury snacks
3,674 tracked US products still list it · 3.8% of the category
3 recommended · 2 conditional · 3 ruled out
Cookies & biscuits
807 tracked US products still list it · 6.6% of the category
3 recommended · 2 conditional · 3 ruled out
Cakes & baked goods
591 tracked US products still list it · 6.3% of the category
3 recommended · 2 conditional · 3 ruled out
Your brief is more specific than a category
These guides screen against a typical process for each category. The copilot screens against yours (your pH, heat step, packaging, shelf life and target markets), and returns a cited bench plan.
Generate a bench report →