# Titanium dioxide is used for opacity and whiteness, not nutrition.
*Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/claim/titanium-dioxide-is-used-for-opacity-and-whiteness-not-nutrition--d8bf8cbc
*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
*Machine twins:* https://truthscore.com/claim/titanium-dioxide-is-used-for-opacity-and-whiteness-not-nutrition--d8bf8cbc.md · JSON at https://truthscore.com/api/v1
Titanium dioxide is used for opacity and whiteness, not nutrition.

## Voices

*Counted, never weighed.*

- [reddit.com](https://truthscore.com/entity/9758c1c4) — independent

## Sources

- [FDA still allows titanium dioxide in U.S. food at 1 percent — EU banned E171 in 2022 after EFSA could not rule out genotoxicity](https://truthscore.com/source/1008f1c4)