| Specification |
| Product
Name |
SUNSET YELLOW |
| Colour Shade |
|
| Synonyms |
Orange Yellow 5 |
| Chemical Name |
Disodium salt of 1-(4-sulphophe-
nylazo)-2-naphthol-6-sulfonic
acid. |
| C.I. No |
15985 |
| C.I. Name |
Food Yellow 3 |
| FDA Status |
FD&C Yellow #6 |
| CAS No. |
2783-94-0 |
| EINECS No. |
220-491-7 |
| E. NUMBER |
E-110 |
|
Sr.
No. |
Test |
EEC |
| |
Limit |
| 1 |
Total dye content, percent by
mass on dry basis
at 105 ± 1°C for 2 hrs.) |
Min. |
85.00 |
| 2 |
Loss on drying at 135°C and
sodium chloride
and sulphate, percent by mass |
Max |
15.00 |
| 3 |
Water insoluble matter, percent
by Mass |
Max |
00.20 |
| 4 |
Combined ether extract, percent
by mass |
Max |
00.20 |
| 5 |
Unsulfonated Primary aromatic
amines, percent by mass (calculated as aniline) |
Max |
00.01 |
| 6 |
Subsidiary dyes, percent by mass |
Max |
05.00 |
| 7 |
Dye Intermediates, percent by
mass
4-aminobenzene-1-sulfonic acid
3-hydroxynaphthalene-2,7-disulfonic acid
6-hydroxynaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid
7-hydroxynaphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid
4,4_-diazoaminodi(benzene sulfonic acid
6,6_-oxydi(naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid |
Max |
00.50 |
| 8 |
Heavy metals Lead, Copper,
Chromium, Arsenic, Mercury, Zinc, Antimony,
Nickel, Barium,(PPM) |
Max |
40 |
| 9 |
Arsenic (PPM) |
Max |
03 |
| 10 |
Lead (PPM) |
Max |
10 |
| 11 |
Mercury (PPM) |
Max |
01 |
| 12 |
Cadmium (PPM) |
Max |
01 |
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