Synthetic Food Colours

Synthetic food colours, also known as artificial food colours, are manufactured chemically and are the most commonly used dyes in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.

	Product/Colour Shade	C.I.No.	F.D. & C.No	E.No.
	QUINOLINE YELLOW	47005	-	E 104
	( Di sodium salt of disulfonates of 2-(2quinolyl) - 1, 3 indandione.)
	TARTRAZINE	19140	Yellow 5	E 102
	( Tri sodium salt of 5-hydroxy (1-p-sulphophenyl 4- ( p-sulphophenylazo) pyrazol -3- carboxylicacid
	SUNSET YELLOW FCF	15985	Yellow 6	E 110
	( Di sodium salt of disulfonates of 2-(2quinolyl) - 1, 3 indandione.)
	ERYTHROSINE	45430	Red 3	E 127
	( Di sodium salt of disulfonates of 2-(2quinolyl) - 1, 3 indandione.)
	PONCEAU 4R	16255	-	E 124
	( Di sodium salt of disulfonates of 2-(2quinolyl) - 1, 3 indandione.)
	ALLURA RED	16035	Red 40	E 129
	( Di sodium salt of disulfonates of 2-(2quinolyl) - 1, 3 indandione.)
	CARMOISINE	14720	-	E 122
	( Di sodium salt of disulfonates of 2-(2quinolyl) - 1, 3 indandione.)
	AMARANTH	16185	Red 2	E 123
	( Di sodium salt of disulfonates of 2-(2quinolyl) - 1, 3 indandione.)
	CHOCOLATE BROWN HT	20285	-	E 155
	( Di sodium salt of disulfonates of 2-(2quinolyl) - 1, 3 indandione.)
	BRILLIANT BLUE FCF	42090	Blue 1	E 133
	( Di sodium salt of disulfonates of 2-(2quinolyl) - 1, 3 indandione.)
	PATENT BLUE V	42015	-	E 131
	( Di sodium salt of disulfonates of 2-(2quinolyl) - 1, 3 indandione.)
	INDIGO CARMINE	73015	Blue 2	E 132
	( Di sodium salt of disulfonates of 2-(2quinolyl) - 1, 3 indandione.)
	BLACK PN	28440	-	E 151
	( Di sodium salt of disulfonates of 2-(2quinolyl) - 1, 3 indandione.)
	FAST RED E	16045	-	-
	( Di sodium salt of disulfonates of 2-(2quinolyl) - 1, 3 indandione.)
	GREEN S	44090	-	E 142
	( Di sodium salt of disulfonates of 2-(2quinolyl) - 1, 3 indandione.)
	RED 2G	18050	-	E 128
	( Di sodium salt of 8-actamido-1-hydroxy-2- phenylazonaphthalene-3,6 disulponate)