Brilliant Blue Food Color Additive mainly comprises toluene-2-sulfonate, disodium alpha-(4-(N-ethyl-3-sulfonatobenzylamino) phenyl)-alpha-(4-N-ethyl-3-sulfonatobenzylamino, cyclohexa-2,5-dienylidene) as well as its subsidiary coloring matters and isomers in combination with sodium chloride/sodium sulfate as principal uncolored component. The organic compounds it contains other than coloring matters include combination of 2-, 3- and 4-formyl benzene sulfonic acids (Not more than 1.5%) and 3((ethyl)(4-sulfophenyl)amino) methyl benzene sulfonic acid (Not more than 0.3%).
Brilliant Blue Food Color
| Specification | ||||
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| PRODUCTS NAME | BRILLIANT BLUE | |||
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| SYNONYMS | Food Blue -2 | |||
| CHEMICAL NAME | Disodium a-(4-N-ethyl-3-sulfonatobenzylamino phenyl)-a-(4-N-ethyl-3-sulfonatobenzylamino) cyclohaxa-2,5-dienylidene)tolune-2-sulfonate | |||
| Color INDEX NO. | 42090 | |||
| C.I. NAME | Acid Blue -9 | |||
| FDA STATUS | FD&C Blue -1 | |||
| CAS NO. | 3844-45-9 | |||
| EINECS NO. | 223-339-8 | |||
| EEC NO. | E-133 | |||
| HUE NAME (FOOD) | Blue -2 | |||
| INDIAN STANDARD No. | 6406 | |||
| CLASS | Triaryl Methane | |||
| TOTAL DYE CONTENT % MIN. | 85 | |||
| LOSS ON DRYING AT 135 C & SODIUM CHLORIDES & SULPHATES % MAX |
13 | |||
| WATER INSOLUBLE MATTER % MAX. |
0.2 | |||
| ETHER EXTRACTS % MAX.. | 0.2 | |||
| SUBSIDIARY DYE % MAX. | 3.0 | |||
| DYES INTERMEDIATES % MAX. | 1.80 5% Leuco |
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| UNSULFONATED PRIMARY AROMATIC AMINES % MAX. | 0.01 | |||
| LEAD (AS "Pb") PPM (MAX.) | 10.00 | |||
| ARSENIC (AS "As" PPM (MAX.) | 1.00 | |||
| MERCURY (AS "Hg") PPM (MAX) | 1.0 | |||
| CHROMIUM (AS "Cr") PPM (MAX) | 50.0 | |||
| HEAVY METALS PPM (MAX) | 40.00 | |||
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| WATER (gms/ltr.) | 200.0 | |||
| GLYCERINE (gms/ltr.) | 190.00 | |||
| PROPYLENE GLYCON (gms/ltr.) | 200.00 | |||
| ETHANOL (95%) (gms/ltr.) | 15.00 | |||