| Product Name | Amaranth |
|---|---|
| Colour Shade | |
| Synonyms | Food Red – 9 |
| Chemical Name | Trisodium 2-Hydroxy-1-(4-Sulfonato-1-Naphthylazo) Naphthalene-3, 6-Disulfonate |
| C.I. No | 16185 |
| C.I. Name | Acid Red 27 |
| FDA Status | ---- |
| CAS No. | 915-67-3 |
| EINECS No. | 213-022-2 |
| E. NUMBER | E - 123 |
| Total colouring matters calculated as the sodium salt percent by mass | Min. | 85 |
|---|---|---|
| Water insoluble matter, percent by mass | Max. | 0.20 |
| Combined ether extract, percent by mass | Max. | 0.20 |
| Unsulfonated Primary aromatic amines. percent by mass | Max. | 0.01 |
| Subsidiary dyes, percent by mass | Max. | 3 |
| Total organic compound other than colouring matters, percent by mass 4-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid 3-hydroxynaphthalene-2,7-disulfonic acid 6-hydroxynaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid 7-hydroxynaphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid 7-hydroxynaphthalene-1,3-6- trisulfonic acid |
Max. | 0.50 |
| Heavy metals as pb(mg/kg.) | Max. | 40 |
| Arsenic, (mg/kg.) | Max. | 3 |
| Lead (mg/kg.) | Max. | 2 |
| Mercury (mg/kg.) | Max. | 1 |
| Cadmium (mg/kg.) | Max. | 1 |