Yellow 5

FDA phase-out target: 2027

Also labeled as: FD&C Yellow No. 5, Tartrazine, E102

A synthetic yellow dye used in cereals, snacks, drinks, and candy.

Regulatory status: Not banned. Part of the FDA's 2025 voluntary phase-out request, targeted for removal by 2027.

1,251
products contain it in this category
Ferrara Candy Company
top manufacturer by product count
Candy
most common category

Manufacturers most likely to use Yellow 5

ManufacturerProducts with Yellow 5
Ferrara Candy Company1,298
Target Stores1,279
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.1,065
Mars Chocolate North America LLC640
Frito-Lay Company514
Meijer, Inc.498
Ross Acquisition Inc.493
Wilton Industries Inc.482
Kraft Heinz Foods Company434
The Kellogg Company433

Products

SIMPLY VALUE
Smart & Final Iris Corporation
label from 2021
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1
SKITTLES
The Jel Sert Company
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+1 more
SKITTLES
The Jel Sert Company
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+1 more
SKITTLES
The Jel Sert Company
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+1 more
SMITH'S
SmithFoods Inc.
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
SNICKERS
Rich Products Corporation
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
SNICKERS
Rich Products Corporation
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
SNO-BALLS TO GO!
New Orleans Famous Sno Balls To Go
label from 2020
Yellow 5Carrageenan
SOUR PATCH KIDS
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Blue 1Titanium Dioxide+2 more
SOUR PATCH KIDS
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Blue 1Titanium Dioxide+2 more
SOUR PATCH KIDS
Big Drum
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1
SOUR PATCH KIDS
Big Drum
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1
SOUR PATCH KIDS
J&J Snack Foods Corp
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Blue 1
SOUR PATCH KIDS
J&J Snack Foods Corp
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1
SOUR PATCH KIDS
J&J Snack Foods Corp
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+1 more
SOUR PATCH KIDS
J&J Snack Foods Corp
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Blue 1
SOUR PATCH KIDS
J&J Snack Foods Corp
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+1 more
SOUR PATCH KIDS
J&J Snack Foods Corp
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+1 more
SOUR PATCH KIDS
J&J Snack Foods Corp
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Blue 1
SOUR WOWER
Wells Enterprises, Inc.
label from 2022
Yellow 5Blue 1High Fructose Corn Syrup
SOUTHERN HOME
Bruno's Supermarkets, Inc.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
SPARTAN
McIlhenny Company
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+1 more
SPARTAN
McIlhenny Company
label from 2018
Yellow 5Blue 1High Fructose Corn SyrupCarrageenan
SPARTAN
McIlhenny Company
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1