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| Amaranth |
| Specification |
| Product Name |
AMARANTH |
| Colour Shade |
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| Synonyms |
Food Red - 9 |
| Chemical Name |
Trisodium 2-Hydroxy-1-(4-Sulfonato-1-Naphthylazo) Naphthalene -3,6- Disulfonate. |
| C.I. No |
16185 |
| C.I. Name |
Acid Red 27 |
| FDA Status |
-- |
| CAS No. |
915-67-3 |
| EINECS No. |
213-022-2 |
| E. NUMBER |
E-123 |
Sr. No. |
Test |
EEC |
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Limit |
| 1 |
Total colouring matters calculated as the sodium salt percent by mass |
Min. |
85.00 |
| 3 |
Water insoluble matter, percent by Mass |
Max |
00.20 |
| 4 |
Combined ether extract, percent by mass |
Max |
00.20 |
| 5 |
Unsulfonated Primary aromatic amines. percent by mass, |
Max |
00.01 |
| 6 |
Subsidiary dyes, percent by mass |
Max |
03.00 |
| 7 |
Total organic compound other than colouring matters, percent by mass
4-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid
3-hydroxynaphthalene-2,7-disulfonic acid
6-hydroxynaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid
7-hydroxynaphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid
7-hydroxynaphthalene-1,3-6- trisulfonic acid
|
Max |
00.50 |
| 8 |
Heavy metals as pb (mg/kg.) |
Max |
40 |
| 9 |
Arsenic, (mg/kg.) |
Max |
03 |
| 10 |
Lead, (mg/kg.) |
Max |
2 |
| 11 |
Mercury(mg/kg.) |
Max |
01 |
| 12 |
Cadmium( mg/kg.) |
Max |
01 |
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