| HD
AMARANTH SUPRA |
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| Common
name |
: |
Amaranth |
| Synonyms |
: |
F.
D. & C. Red No. 2 |
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: |
C.
I. Food Red 9 |
| Colour
Index Number (1971) |
: |
16185 |
| Solubility
in water at 300C |
: |
13.25%
(approx.) |
| Fastness
properties |
|
|
| Light |
: |
Good |
| Preservatives |
|
|
| Benzoic
Acid |
: |
Good |
| Sulphur
Dioxide |
: |
Fair |
| Heat
(2200F., 1050C.) |
: |
Very
Good |
| Baking
(4000F., 2050C.) |
: |
Fair |
| Fruit
Acids (Citric & Tartaric) |
: |
Very
Good |
| Alkalies |
: |
Fair
(becomes duller) |
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| Not Permitted
to be used in Foods |
| |
|
Nos.: Characteristics: |
Requirements: |
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|
1. Total
dye content, corrected for sample dried at
105° ±
1°C for 2 hours, percent by mass. |
Min.
85 |
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|
2. Volatile
matter at 135°C and chloride and sulphate
expressed as sodium
salt, percent by mass. |
Max.
15 |
| |
|
| 3. Water
insoluable matter, percent by mass. |
Max.
0.5 |
| |
|
| 4. Combined
either extracts, percent by mass. |
Max.
0.2 |
| |
|
| 5.
Subsidiary dyes, percent by mass. |
Max.
5 |
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|
6.
Dye Intermediates, percent by mass.
|
Max. 0.5 |
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| METALS: |
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| 7. Lead,
mg./kg. |
Max.
10 |
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| 8. Arsenic,
mg./kg. |
Max.
3 |
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|
| 9.
Heavy Metals (as Pb), mg./kg. |
Max
40 |
