Food additives data book - wordpres

Colourings 296
NAME: Sunset Yellow
CATEGORY: Food colour
FOOD USE: Baked goods/ Cereals and cereal products/ Dairy products/ Fish and seafood products/ Meat and
poultry products/ Egg products/ Fruit, vegetable and nut products/ Beverages/ Soft drinks/ Sugars and
preserves/ Confectionery/ Alcoholic drinks/ Vinegar, pickles and sauces/ Decorations and coatings/
Edible ices/ Seasonings/ Desserts/ Snacks/ Soups
SYNONYMS: FD&C Yellow No. 6/ C.I. 15985 Food Yellow 3/ Orange Yellow S/ Disodium 2-hydroxy-1-(4sulfonatophenylazo)
naphthalene-6-sulfonate
FORMULA: C16 H10 N2 Na2 O7 S2
MOLECULAR MASS: 452.37
ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Potassium salt/ Calcium salt/ Aluminium lake
PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: Bright orange-red powder or granules
BOILING POINT IN °C AT VARIOUS Not applicable
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 Not applicable
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: