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Description: Orcein, Orchil (food colouring)
Function: food colouring
Rationale:
Orcein/Orchil is a lichen-derived dye (not animal, not grain); it is banned as a food colorant in most jurisdictions since 1977 for toxicity reasons but no specific kashrus source concern was found.
If you don't see a status above, it does not mean the additive is not kosher automatically - it might just not be documented in our database yet.