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)

Natural Food Colours

Natural food colours are the dyes, pigments or any other substances obtained from vegetable, animal, mineral, or source capable of colouring food drug, cosmetic or any part of human body, colours come from variety of sources such as seeds, fruits, vegetables, algae & insect. According to the application a suitable Natural Colour can be achieved by keeping in mind the factors such as PH. heat, light storage and the other ingredients of the formula or recipe. The stirage conditions for natural colours depends on the particular need of the product.

A tight sealed container is best to store he product in a cool storage to preserve colour strength and quality, along with its degree of cooling point. r customer specifications.

Colour PRODUCTS SPECS C I Nos E E C. Nos Annatto Colour Oil Soluble 75120 E-160b Annatto Colour, Water Soluble 75120 E-160b Annatto Bixin Powder 75120 E-160b Annatto Nor Bixin Powder 75120 E-160b Annatto Colour, Acid Proof 75120 E-160b Beet Root Red colour - E-162b Curcumin Yellow Colour 75300 E-100 Caramel Colour Liquid - - Caramel Colour Powder - E-150 Paprika Colour - E-160c Anthocyanin Colour - E-163 Chlorophyll Green Colour Water Soluble 75810 E-141 Chlorophyll Green Colour Oil Soluble 75810 E-141 Safflower Extract/Carthamus 75760 - NATURAL COLOUR EEC NO. DESCRIPTION Annatto E160b Liquid/Powder (os) LIQUID / POWDER (WS) Turmeric E100 Paste, 35% Curcumin Liquid (Os) Up To 12% Curcumin Liquid (Ws) Up To 10% Curcumin Powder, Up To 95% Curcumin COCHINEAL / E 120 Powder, N.L.T. 50% Carminic Acid Carmini Powder, 30% - 95% Carminic Acid Powder Up To 40% Carminic Acid Liquid (Ws) 2% - 10% Carminic Acid Paprika E 160c Liquid (Os) 10,000 To 1,60,000 Cu Liquid (Ws) 10,000 To 50,000 Cu Powder, Spray Dried Anthocyanins E 163 Liquid / Powder (Ws) Liquid / Powder (Ws) Liquid / Powder (Ws) Beta Carotenes / E 160a Powder (Ws) Up To 7.5% Mix Carotenes Carotenoids Liquid (Os) Up To 2.5% Mix Carotenes Gardenia Liquid (Ws) Gardenia Liquid (Ws) Gardenia Liquid (Ws) Iron Oxides E 172 Powder Iron Oxides E 172 Powder Iron Oxides E 172 Powder Iron Oxides E 172 Powder Marigold Extract / E 161b Paste (Os) Up To 10% Xanthophylls Lutein Powder Up To 50% Lutein Chlorophyll E 140 Liquid Ws / Os E 141 Liquid Ws / Os - Powder Ws Titanium Dioxide E 172 Powder & Paste Ws & Od Carbon Black E 153 Powder, Paste, Emulsion In Oil Beet Root E 162 Liquid / Powder (Ws) Safflower - Liquid / Powder (Ws) Caramel E 150 Liquid / Powder (Ws) a,b,c,d Lycopene E 160d 0s .2 To 20% Monascus Liquid / Powder (Ws) Red Cabbage Powder Raddish Powder

Citric Acid

Citric acid is a weak organic acid. It is a natural preservative and is also used to add an acidic, or sour, taste to foods and soft drinks. In biochemistry, it is important as an intermediate in the citric acid cycle and therefore occurs in the metabolism of almost all living things. It also serves as an environmentally benign cleaning agent and acts as an antioxidant.

Citric acid exists in a variety of fruits and vegetables, most notably citrus fruits. Lemons and limes have particularly high concentrations of the acid; it can comprise as much as 8% of the dry weight of these fruits (1.44 and 1.38 grams per ounce of the juices, respectively).

Citric acid has been used as an additive to soft drinks, beer, and seltzer, and occurs naturally in many juices. This causes a problem in measurement because the standard measuring technique for sugar is refractive index. The refractive index of sugar and citric acid is almost identical. For soft drinks and orange juice the best measure of sweetness is the sugar/acid ratio. Recently, the use of infrared sensors has allowed measurement of both Brix (sugar content) and acidity by detecting sugars and citric acid through their characteristic molecular vibrations; this gives an accurate assessment of a drink's sweetness.

As a food additive, citric acid is used as a flavouring and preservative in food and beverages, especially soft drinks. It is denoted by E number E330. Citrate salts of various metals are used to deliver those minerals in a biologically available form in many dietary supplements. The buffering properties of citrates are used to control pH in household cleaners and pharmaceuticals.