Food Colours
Properties
- These food colours are water soluble dyes and are used in the food industries for confectioneries, animal feeds and beverages.
- There are huge applications of these Food Colors like Bakery, Cheese, Cakes, Dessert, Decoration & Coating, Pesticides, Tablets & Capsules, Syrups, Pickles, Shampoo, Soft Drinks, Candies, Jams, Jellies, Custard ice-cream, Gelatin, Cherry dyeing, Canned Fruits, Ketchup, Sauces, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics, Writing Inks and various other food related products.
Shade Card
| Shade | Product Name | Colour Index No. |
Food Colour No. |
F.D. & C. No. | CAS NO. | E.E.C. No. | I.S. No. | Total Dye Content Corrected for Sample (Min.) | Volatile Matter (chloride & sulphate) (Max) | Solubility In Water (20oc) | Combined Ether Extract. (Max) | Water Insoluble (Max) | Class | Light Stability | Heat Stability (100oc) | Alkali Stability | Subsidiary Dyes (MAX) | Dyes Intermediate (Max) | Lead | Arsenic | Mercury | Heavy Metals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tartrazine | 19140 | Yellow 4 | Yellow 5 | 1934-21-0 | E-102 | 1694 | 87% | 13% | 120 gram / litre | 0.20% | 0.20% | Monoazo | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1.00% | 0.50% | < 10 ppm | < 3 ppm | < 1 ppm | < 20 ppm | |
| Carmoisine | 14720 | Red 3 | - | 53026-69-9 | E-122 | 2923 | 87% | 13% | 120 gram / litre | 0.20% | 0.20% | Monoazo | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.00% | 0.50% | < 10 ppm | < 3 ppm | < 1 ppm | < 20 ppm | |
| Sunset Yellow FCF | 15985 | Yellow 3 | Yellow 6 | 2783-94-0 | E-110 | 1695 | 87% | 13% | 120 gram / litre | 0.20% | 0.20% | Monoazo | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3.00% | 0.50% | < 10 ppm | < 3 ppm | < 1 ppm | < 20 ppm | |
| Ponceau 4R | 16255 | Red 7 | - | 2611-82-7 | E-124 | 2558 | 82% | 18% | 120 gram / litre | 0.20% | 0.20% | Monoazo | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.00% | 0.50% | < 10 ppm | < 3 ppm | < 1 ppm | < 20 ppm | |
| Chocolate Brown HT | 20285 | Brown 3 | - | 4553-89-3 | E-155 | - | 70% | 30% | 120 gram / litre | 0.20% | 0.20% | Bisazo | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10.00% | 0.70% | < 10 ppm | < 1 ppm | < 1 ppm | < 20 ppm | |
| Amaranth | 16185 | Red 9 | Red 2 | 115-67-3 | E-123 | - | 87% | 13% | 120 gram / litre | 0.20% | 0.20% | Monoazo | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1.00% | 0.50% | < 10 ppm | < 1 ppm | < 1 ppm | < 20 ppm | |
| Brilliant Blue FCF | 42090 | Blue 2 | Blue 1 | 3844-45-9 | E-133 | 6406 | 87% | 13% | 120 gram / litre | 0.20% | 0.20% | Triarylmethane | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3.00% | 1.80% | < 10 ppm | < 3 ppm | < 1 ppm | < 20 ppm | |
| Indigo Carmine | 73015 | Blue 1 | Blue 2 | 860-22-0 | E-132 | 1698 | 87% | 13% | 120 gram / litre | 0.20% | 0.20% | Triarylmethane | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1.00% | 1.00% | < 10 ppm | < 3 ppm | < 1 ppm | < 20 ppm | |
| Erythrosine | 45430 | Red 14 | Red 3 | 16423-68-0 | E-127 | 1697 | 87% | 13% | 120 gram / litre | 0.20% | 0.20% | Xanthene | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.00% | 0.50% | < 10 ppm | < 3 ppm | < 1 ppm | < 20 ppm | |
| Quinoline Yellow | 47005 | Yellow 13 | Yellow 10 | 100208-62-6 | E-104 | - | 70% | 30% | 120 gram / litre | 0.20% | 0.20% | Xanthene | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.50% | 0.50% | < 10 ppm | < 3 ppm | < 1 ppm | < 20 ppm | |
| Allura Red | 16035 | Red 17 | Red 40 | 25956-17-6 | E-129 | - | 85% | 15% | 120 gram / litre | 0.20% | 0.20% | Monoazo | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10.00% | 0.50% | < 10 ppm | < 1 ppm | < 1 ppm | < 20 ppm |