Silver(E174)
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Silver is a colorant — Decorative coating for cake decoration
Also: Silver dragees
What it does
Decorative coating for cake decoration
Where you'll see it
cake decorations
What the research says
No FDA authority for silver as a color or food coating
Regulatory status
- EU: approved
- Notes: Sold as nonnutritive decoration in US, permitted in EU
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): silver is now sold only as a nonnutritive decoration; permitted as a food additive coloring in the European Union