SPECIFICATION
Product Name SUNSET YELLOW C.I. NO. 15985
Synonyms Orange yellow 5 C.I. NAME Food Yellow 3
chemical Disodium-6-hydroxyl-5-(4-sulphonato phenylazo) IS NO. 1695:1994
name -2-naphthalene-sulphonate. CAS NO. 2783-94-0
EINECS NO. 220-491-7
SR NO TEST LIMITS
1 Total dye content percent by mass on dry basis 87
(at 105_+1�°C for 2hrs)MIN.
2 Loss of drying at 135�°C, Sodium Chloride and Sulphate 13
percent by mass,MAX.
3 Water insoluble matter,percent by mass,MAX. 0.2
4 Combined ether extract,percent by mass,MAX. 0.2
5 Subsidiary dyes,
a)Lower Sulfonated dyes including traces of orange II, 3
Percent by mass,MAX.
b) Colors other than trisodium 2-hydroxy-1- 2
(4-sulphonatophenyl azo) napthalene-3,6-disulphonato
6 Dye Intermediates,percent by mass,MAX 0.5
7 Unsulfonated primary aromatic amines,percent by m 0.01
8 Sudan I (1-(PHENYLAZO)-2-naphthaleol,mg/kg,MAX 1
9 Heavy metal as pb(mg/kg)MAX 40
10 Arsenic,mg/kg,MAX 3
11 Lead(mg/kg)MAX. 2
Sunset Yellow FCF (also known as Orange Yellow S, or C.I. 15985) is a petroleum-derived orange azo dye with a pH-dependent maximum absorption at about 480 nm at pH 1 and 443 nm at pH 13 with a shoulder at 500 nm. When added to foods sold in the United States it is known as FD&C Yellow 6; when sold in Europe, it is denoted by E Number E110.
Uses: Sunset Yellow is used in foods, cosmetics, and drugs. Sunset Yellow FCF is used as an orange or yellow-orange dye For example, it is used in candy, desserts, snacks, sauces, and preserved fruits. Sunset Yellow is often used in conjunction with E123, amaranth, to produce a brown coloring in both chocolates and caramel.
E number: E110 (colors)
Chemical formula: C16H10N2Na2O7S2
CAS Number: 2783-94-0
Our lake colors are water insoluble in nature and are apt for coloring products that contains fat and oil & various other products which lack sufficient moisture to dissolve dyes. These lake food colors are manufactured through combining dyes and insoluble materials. These colors are extensively used in cosmetic, pharmaceuticals, bakery products, dairy products & more.
