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==Food additive== | ==Food additive== | ||
Flavin mononucleotide is also used as an orange-red food colour additive, designated in Europe as [[E number]] E101a. | Flavin mononucleotide is also used as an orange-red food colour additive, designated in Europe as [[E number]] E101a. | ||
E106, a very closely related food dye, is riboflavin-5′-phosphate sodium salt, which consists mainly of the [[monosodium]] [[salt (chemistry)|salt]] of the 5′-monophosphate [[ester]] of riboflavin. It is rapidly turned to free riboflavin after [[ingestion]]. It is found in many foods for babies and young children as well as [[jam]]s, [[milk]] products, and sweets and [[sugar]] products. | E106, a very closely related food dye, is riboflavin-5′-phosphate sodium salt, which consists mainly of the [[monosodium]] [[salt (chemistry)|salt]] of the 5′-monophosphate [[ester]] of riboflavin. It is rapidly turned to free riboflavin after [[ingestion]]. It is found in many foods for babies and young children as well as [[jam]]s, [[milk]] products, and sweets and [[sugar]] products. | ||