Food additives data book - wordpres

HEAVY METAL CONTENT MAXIMUM IN 40
ppm:
ARSENIC CONTENT MAXIMUM IN ppm: 3
ASH MAXIMUM IN %: 4.0
SOLUBILITY % AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURE/pH COMBINATIONS:
in water: @ 20°C Insoluble @ 50°C Insoluble @ 100°C Insoluble
in vegetable oil: @ 20°C Insoluble @ 50°C Insoluble @ 100°C Insoluble
in sucrose solution: @ 10% Insoluble @ 40% Insoluble @ 60% Insoluble
in sodium chloride solution: @ 5% Insoluble @ 10% Insoluble @ 15% Insoluble
in ethanol solution: @ 5% Insoluble @ 20% Insoluble @ 95% Insoluble @ 100% Insoluble
in propylene glycol: @ 20°C Insoluble @ 50°C Insoluble @ 100°C Insoluble
FUNCTION IN FOODS: A black food colour mainly used in sugar confectionery and commonly used as a shading agent
ALTERNATIVES: Other black food colours, although not of exactly the same hue, include: vegetable carbon.
TECHNOLOGY OF USE IN FOODS: Vegetable carbon is an insoluble pigment and as such is generally used in the form of a suspension.
SYNERGISTS: None known
ANTAGONISTS: None known
FOOD SAFETY ISSUES: None known
Vegetable carbon 313