Food additives data book - wordpres

Colourings 176
NAME: Caustic sulphite caramel
CATEGORY: Food colour
FOOD USE: Baked goods/ Cereal and cereal products/ Dairy products/ Meat and poultry products/ Soft drinks/
Sugars and preserves/ Confectionery/ Vinegars, pickles and sauces/ Decorations and coatings/ Edible
ices/ Desserts/ Seasonings/ Savoury dry mixes
SYNONYMS: E150b
FORMULA: Not known
MOLECULAR MASS: Not known
ALTERNATIVE FORMS: N/A
PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: Dark brown to black liquids or powders
BOILING POINT IN °C AT VARIOUS N/A
PRESSURES (INCLUDING 760 mm Hg):
MELTING RANGE IN °C: N/A
FLASH POINT IN °C: N/A
IONISATION CONSTANT AT 25°C: N/A
DENSITY AT 20°C (AND OTHER N/A
TEMPERATURES) IN g/l:
HEAT OF COMBUSTION AT 25°C IN J/kg: N/A
VAPOUR PRESSURE AT VARIOUS N/A
TEMPERATURES IN mm Hg:
PURITY %: Colour intensity 0.05–0.13 based on absorbance of a 0.1% solution of caramel in water in a 1-cm cell
at 610 nm.