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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Colourings 134<br />

NAME: Amaranth<br />

CATEGORY: <strong>Food</strong> colour<br />

FOOD USE: Fish roe/ Confectionery/ Desserts/ Alcoholic beverages/ Edible ices/ Dairy products/ Canned products/<br />

Decorations and coatings/ Soft drinks/ Sugar and preserves<br />

SYNONYMS: E123/ C.I. 16185 (<strong>Food</strong> Red 9)/ Trisodium 2-hydroxy-1-(4-sulfonato-1-naphthylazo) naphthalene-3-6disulfonate<br />

FORMULA: C20H11N2Na3O10S3<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 604.48<br />

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Calcium salt/ Potassium salt/ Aluminium lake (insoluble)<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: Reddish brown powder or granules<br />

BOILING POINT IN °C AT VARIOUS N/A<br />

PRESSURES (INCLUDING 760 mm Hg):<br />

MELTING RANGE IN °C: Not known<br />

FLASH POINT IN °C: N/A<br />

IONISATION CONSTANT AT 25°C: N/A<br />

DENSITY AT 20°C (AND OTHER N/A<br />

TEMPERATURES) IN g/l:<br />

HEAT OF COMBUSTION AT 25°C IN J/kg: N/A<br />

VAPOUR PRESSURE AT VARIOUS N/A<br />

TEMPERATURES IN mm Hg:<br />

PURITY %: Not less than 85% total colouring matter, calculated as the sodium salt<br />

WATER CONTENT MAXIMUM IN %: 15

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