Food additives data book - wordpres

Colourings 300
NAME: Tartrazine
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/ Desserts including flavoured milk/ Seasonings/ Smoked fish/ Snacks/ Soups
SYNONYMS: FD&C Yellow No. 5/ E102/ C.I. 19140 (Food Yellow 4)/ Trisodium 5-hydroxy-1-(4-sulfonatophenyl)-4-
(4-sulfonatophenylazo)-H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate/ 5-Oxo-1-(p-sulfophenyl)-4-[(p-sulfophenyl)azo]-2pyrazoline-3-carboxylic
acid, trisodium salt
FORMULA: C16 H9 N4 Na3 O9 S2
MOLECULAR MASS: 534.37
ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Potassium salt/ Calcium salt/ Aluminium lake (insoluble)
PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: A bright-yellow orange 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 Not applicable
TEMPERATURES IN mm Hg: