Food colors
Lake Food Colors
Sr. No. Color Commercial Name Color Index No. E. E. C. NO.
1   Lake Quinoline Yellow 47005 E 104
2   Lake Carmoisine 14720 E122
3   Lake Sunset Yellow FCF 42090 E133
4   Lake Tartrazine 19140 E102
5   Lake Ponceau 4R 16255 E124
6   Lake Amaranth 16185 E123
7   Lake Allura Red 16035 E129
8   Lake Brilliant Blue FCF 42090 E133
9   Lake Indigo Carmine 73015 E132
10   Lake Erythrosine 45430 E127
11   Lake Black PN 28440 E151
Specification
Appearance Fluffy Amorphous Powder
Total Dye Content on as is Basis Up to 40%
Solubility Insoluble in Water
Moisture Content at 110oC Less then 17%
Bleeding or free Dye Content Less then 0.4% On Dry Basis
PH of 2% Slurry in Distilled Water 3.5 to 5.5
Partical Size 300 Mesh Or 50 - 80 Microns
Bulk Density About 0.3 to 0.4 G / ML
Heavy Metal 20 PPM Maximum
Lead 10 PPM Maximum
Arsenic & Mercury 1 PPM Maximum
Synthetic Food Colors
Sr. No. Color Commercial Name Product Name CAS No. E.C.No. E.No.
1   Tartrazine
Food Yellow - 4 1934-21-0 217-699-5 E-102
2   Sunset Yellow
Food Yellow - 3 2783-94-0 220-491-7 E-110
3   Carmoisine
Food Red-3 3567-69-9 222-657-4 E-122
4   Black PN
Food Black - 1 2519-30-4 219-746-5 E-151
5   Erythrosine
Food Red - 14 16423-68-0 240-474-8 E-127
6   Indigo Carmine
Acid Blue 74 860-22-0 212-728-8 E-132
7   Ponceau 4R Food Red 7 2611-82-7 - -
8   Amaranth Food Red - 9 915-67-3 213-022-2 E-123
9   Allura Red Food Red - 17 25956-17-6 247-368-0 E-129
10   Brilliant Blue FCF Food Blue - 2 3844-45-9 223-339-8 E-133
11   Quinoline Yellow Food Yellow - 13 95193-83-2 305-897-5 E-104
12   Red 2G S Acid Red 1 3734-67-6 223-098-9 E-128