H 4
[Subsidiary]
CAP. 132]
Colouring Matter in Food Regulations
[1986 Ed.
Common Name of Colour
Scientific Name
Brown FK
a mixture consisting essentially of the disodium salt of 1:3-diamino-4:6-di-(p-sulphophenylazo) benzene and the sodium salt of 2:4-diamino-5-(p-sulphophenylazo) toluene.
Colour Index Number (1956)
14720
Carmoisine
disodium salt of 2-(4-sulpho-1-naphthylazo)-1-naphthol-4-sulphonic acid.
Chocolate Brown FB
the product of coupling diazotised naphthionic acid with a mixture (Colour Index No. 1232) of morin and maclurin.
Chocolate Brown HT
disodium salt of 2:4-dihydroxy-3:5-di-(4-sulpho-1-naphthylazo) benzyl alcohol.
20285
Chrysoine
sodium salt of p-[(2, 4-dihydroxyphenyl)-azo] benzene-sulphonic acid.
14270
Congo Red
disodium salt of 3, 3'-[4, 4'-biphenylylene-bis(azo)] bis [4-amino-1-naphthalene-sulphonic acid].
22120
Eosine
sodium salt of 2', 4', 5', 7'-tetrabrom fluorescein.
45380
Erythrosine (BS)
disodium or dipotassium salt of 2:4:5:7-tetra-iodo-fluorescein.
45430
Fast Red E
disodium salt of 1-(4-sulpho-1-naphthylazo)-2-naphthol-6-sulphonic acid.
16045
Fast Yellow AB
disodium salt of 6-amino-3, 4'-azodibenzene-sulphonic acid.
13015
Green S
sodium salt of di-(p-dimethylaminophenyl)-2-hydroxy-3:6-disulphonaphthylmethanol anhydride.
44090
Helio Red RL
1-[(2-nitro-p-tolyl)azo]-2-naphthol.
12120
Indanthrene Blue RS
6, 15-dihydro-5, 9, 14, 18-anthrazinetetrone.
69800
Indigotine (Indigo Carmine)
disodium salt of indigotin-5:5'-disulphonic acid.
73015
Lithol Rubine BK
disodium salt of 3-hydroxy-4-[(2-sulpho-p-tolyl)azo]-2-naphthoic acid.
15850
Metanil Yellow
sodium salt of m-[(p-anilinophenyl)azo] benzene-sulphonic acid.
13065
Methyl Violet
a mixture of the hydrochlorides of the more highly methylated pararosanilines.
42535
Nahthol Blue Black
disodium salt of 4-amino-5-hydroxy-3-[(p-nitro-phenyl) azo]-6-(phenylazo)-2, 7-naphthalene disulphonic acid.
20470
Oil Yellow GG
a mixture of 4-phenylazoresorcinol and 4:6-di (phenylazo) resorcinol.
11920
Oil Yellow XP
3-methyl-1-phenyl-4-(2:4-xylylazo)-5-pyrazolone.
12740
Orange II
sodium salt of p-[(2-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-azo] benzene-sulphonic acid.
15510
Orange G
disodium salt of 1-phenylazo-2-naphthol-6:8-disulphonic acid.
16230
Orange GGN
disodium salt of 6-hydroxy-5-[(m-sulphophenyl)azo]-2-naphthalene sulphonic acid.
15980