Jagua Blue

Jagua Blue

Identifiers Jagua (Genipin-Glycine) Blue CAS No. 1314879-21-4 INS No. 183 Physical Description Jagua blue is a water-soluble blue colorant. It is obtained by reacting genipin, present in the extract of unripe Genipa americana Linne (Rubiaceae) fruit, with stoichiometric equivalents of…

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Calcium Carbonate

IACM Fact Sheet Identifiers INS No. 170(i) E 170 CAS No. 471-34-1 CI Pigment White 18 CI No. 77220 Physical Description Calcium carbonate is a fine, white powder consisting essentially of precipitated calcium carbonate (CaCO3) prepared either by grinding naturally…

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Spirulina Extract

Identifiers INS No. 134 CAS No. 20298-86-6 Physical Description Spirulina occurs as a fine, uniform powder or flakes, darks blue green to green in color. Spirulina extract is prepared by the filtered aqueous extraction of the dried biomass of Arthrospira…

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Allura Red AC

Identifiers INS No. 129 FD&C Red No. 40 E129 CI Food Red 17 CAS No. 25956-17-6 Physical Description Allura red occurs as a red-brown powder or granule. It is a monoazo dye, consisting mainly of disodium 6-hydroxy-5-(2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfonato-phenylazo)-2-naphthalene-sulfonate and subsidiary coloring…

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Amaranth

Identifiers INS No. 123 E 123 CAS No. 915-67-3 CI Food Red 9 Naphtol Rot S Physical Description Amaranth is a monoazo dye that occurs as reddish brown to dark reddish brown powder or granules. It is principally the trisodium…

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Azorubine

Identifiers Carmoisine INS No. 122 E 122 CAS No. 3567-69-9 CI Food Red 3 Physical Description Azorubine is a monoazo dye that occurs as red powder or granules. It is principally the disodium salt of 4-hydroxy-3-(4-sulfonato-1-naphthylazo)- 1-naphthalenesulfonate and subsidiary coloring…

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Brilliant Black PN

Identifiers INS No. 151 Black PN E 151 CI Food Black 1 CAS 2519-30-4 Physical Description Brilliant black is a bis-azo dye that occurs as black powder or granules. It consists of tetrasodium salt of 4-acetamido-5-hydroxy-6-([7-sulfonato-4-[((4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]naphthalen-1-yl)diazenyl)naphthalene-1,7-disulfonate and subsidiary coloring matters…

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Brilliant Blue FCF

Identifiers INS No. 133 Brilliant blue FCF FD&C Blue No. 1 E133 CAS 3844-45-9 CI Food Blue 2 Physical Description Brilliant blue occurs as a dark purple to bronze powder or granules. It is a triphenylmethane dye, and is principally…

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Brown HT

Identifiers INS No. 155 E 155 CAS No. 4553-89-3 CI Food Brown 3 Chocolate Brown HT Physical Description Brown HT is a bis-azo dye that occurs as a brown powder or granules. It is principally the disodium salt of 4,4'-(2,4-dihydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-1,3-phenylene-bisazo) di-1-naphthalene-sulfonate…

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Fast Green FCF

Identifiers INS No. 143 FD&C Green No. 3 CAS No. 2353-45-9 CI Food Green 3 Physical Description Fast green is a triphenylmethane dye that occurs as a red to brown-violet powder or granules It is primarily the inner disodium salt…

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