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E100

E100 is a food additive approved by the European Union (E.U.).
E100 is used as a natural colouring agent in food products, and may also be produced artificially.
E100's common name is Curcumin.

CAS NUMBER: 458-37-7

EC NUMBER: 207-280-5

MOLECULAR FORMULA: C21H20O6

MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 368.4

IUPAC NAME: (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione

E100 is derived from the root of the curcuma (turmeric) herb.
E100's colour ranges from yellow to red, depending on the surrounding pH.

E100 is a member of the ginger family.
E100 has anti-carcinogic and antioxidant properties.

Examples of food and drink products that include E100:
*Cheese

*Fish fingers

*Margarine

*Butter

*Biscuits

*Carbonated soft drinks

E100 is a bright yellow natural food color additive obtained from the plant of Curcuma longa.
By its chemical nature, E100 is polyphenols, which dissolve easily in alcohol

E100 is insoluble in water.
In alkaline solution, the E100 additive gets a brown-red color, while in mineral acids the E100 colorant does not change its color.

The chemical formula of E100 in is C21H20O6.
E100 is produced by extracting powder from the root of the Curcuma with petroleum ether and after alcohol.
The concentration of the resulting alcohol extract can be adjusted to the required amount of colorants.

E100 has anti-inflammatory,antioxidant and antitumor properties.
These therapeutic properties of E100 are based on the ability of molecules to penetrate the membranes of cells of various organs, making them resistant to infection.

USES:
Due to the peculiarity of the E100 to color yellow both vegetable and animal fibers, Curcumin was widely used in the food industry as a natural colour, similar to artificial azo dyes.
Curcumin in the form of the E100 food additive is used as a colorant in the production of:
-Cheeses

-Butter and margarine

-Mustard

-Curry spices (spices added to rice, vegetables, dough, meat, fish dishes)

-Canned food

-Jam and jelly

-Dehydrated fats

-Bitter soda drinks

-Dairy products (yogurts, ice cream)

-Sauces

-Ready-made mashed potatoes and groats.

-Meat and fish dishes for catering establishments (pates, hot dogs, sausages, boiled meat and salami).

Having a bitter burning taste and slightly camphor-scented smell, the E100 color is
E100 widely used in the confectionery industry, in liqueurs, wine and other alcoholic beverage production.

E100 is also used in the meat industry because of its pronounced taste, to improve and enhance the taste of meat and meat products.
In some countries, E100 is used in traditional medicine.

In India, E100 is used as a cure for coughing, rheumatism, loss of appetite, as well as for the treatment of sprains, and in China, it is used to relieve various abdominal pains.
E100 is a beta-diketone that is methane in which two of the hydrogens are substituted by feruloyl groups.

E100 is a natural dyestuff found in the root of Curcuma longa.
E100 has a role as a metabolite

E100 is an anti-inflammatory agent
E100 is an antineoplastic agent

E100 is a hepatoprotective agent and a flavouring agent
E100 is a biological pigment

E100 is a nutraceutical and an antifungal agent
E100 is a dye and a lipoxygenase inhibitor

E100 is a radical scavenger
E100 is used as a contraceptive drug

E100 is an EC 3.5.1.98 (histone deacetylase) inhibitor, an immunomodulator, an iron chelator
E100 is used as a neuroprotective agent

E100 is a food colouring, an EC 1.1.1.21 (aldehyde reductase) inhibitor, an EC 1.1.1.25 (shikimate dehydrogenase) inhibitor, an EC 1.1.1.205 (IMP dehydrogenase) inhibitor, an EC 1.6.5.2 [NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (quinone)] inhibitor, an EC 1.8.1.9 (thioredoxin reductase) inhibitor, an EC 2.7.10.2 (non-specific protein-tyrosine kinase) inhibitor and a geroprotector.
E100 is a polyphenol, a beta-diketone, an enone, a diarylheptanoid and an aromatic ether.

E100 is functionally related to a ferulic acid.
E100 is a phytopolylphenol pigment isolated from the plant Curcuma longa, commonly known as turmeric, with a variety of pharmacologic properties.

E100 blocks the formation of reactive-oxygen species, possesses anti-inflammatory properties as a result of inhibition of cyclooxygenases (COX) and other enzymes involved in inflammation
E100 appears as orange-yellow needles

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:

-Molecular Weight: 368.4

-XLogP3-AA: 3.2

-Exact Mass: 368.12598835

-Monoisotopic Mass: 368.12598835

-Topological Polar Surface Area: 93.1 Å²

-Physical Description: Orange-yellow solid

-Color: Orange-yellow

-Form: Solid

-Melting Point: 179 °C-182 °C

-Solubility: Slightly soluble in water

-Density: 0.9348

-Vapor Pressure: 3.08X10-12 mmHg

-Collision Cross Section: 201.6 Å²

E100 has been widely used in the food industry as a common natural pigment for a long time.
E100 is mainly used for the dyeing of canned food, sausage products and soy sauce products

E100 is orange-brown crystalline powder and tastes a little bitter.
E100 will turn into reddish brown in alkaline solution and yellow in neutral and acidic solution.

E100 has strong stability against the reducing agent.
E100 has excellent pigmentation which is not easy to fade.

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:

-Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 2

-Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 6

-Rotatable Bond Count: 8

-Heavy Atom Count: 27

-Formal Charge: 0

-Complexity: 507

-Isotope Atom Count: 0

-Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0

-Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0

-Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 2

-Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0

-Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

-Compound Is Canonicalized: Yes

-Chemical Classes: Biological Agents -> Plant Oils and Extracts

E100 is sensitive to light, heat, and iron ion.
When PH is greater than 8, E100 turns from yellow to red, which can be used as a pH indicator.

E100 is insoluble in water or diethyl ether and soluble in ethanol, propylene glycol, acetic acid, and alkali solution.
E100's melting point is about 183 °C.

E100 is used as a natural colouring agent in food products
E100 is derived from the root of the curcuma (turmeric) herb.

E100 has anti-carcinogic and antioxidant properties.
E100 is a bright yellow natural food color additive obtained from the plant of Curcuma longa.

E100 has anti-inflammatory,antioxidant and antitumor properties.
E100 is used as a colorant in the production of Canned food

E100 widely used in the confectionery industry, in liqueurs, wine and other alcoholic beverage production.
E100 is a natural dyestuff found in the root of Curcuma longa.

E100 is a biological pigment
E100 is used as a contraceptive drug

E100 is used as a neuroprotective agent
E100 appears as orange-yellow needles

SYNONYMS:

E100
curcumin
458-37-7
Diferuloylmethane
Turmeric yellow
Natural yellow 3
Curcumin I
(1E,6E)-1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione
Curcuma oil
Golden seal
Orange Root
Curcumine
Hydrastis
Indian turmeric
Yellow puccoon
Diferaloylmethane
Turmeric oleoresin
Kurkumin
Tumeric yellow
Cucurmin
Curcumin (synthetic)
8024-37-1
Tumeric oleoresin
E100
1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione
Curcurmin
1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione
1,6-Heptadiene-3,5-dione, 1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-, (E,E)-
1,9-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2,7-nonadiene-4,6-dione
Oils, curcuma
(1E,6E)-1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione
1,6-Heptadiene-3,5-dione, 1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-, (1E,6E)-
Turmeric oil
Oil of turmeric
(E,E)-1,7-bis(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione
(1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione
(1E,6E)-1,7-bis[4-hydroxy-3-(methyloxy)phenyl]hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione
1,5-Di(vanillyliden)acetylaceton
1,5-Divanillyliden-2,4-pentandion
EINECS 207-280-5
E100 (Dye)
Curcumin solution
Turmeric; Curcuma
Curcumin,(S)
(E/Z)-Curcumin
trans,trans-Curcumin
4-08-00-03697
2,7-Nonadiene-4,6-dione, 1,9-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-
1,3-Di(3-methoxy-4-hydroxystyryl)propanedial
1,5-dione, 1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-
1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadien-3,5-dione
1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione
1,7-Bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione
1,7-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione
((E,E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione)
(1E,6E)-1,7-bis(3-methoxy-4-oxidanyl-phenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione
(1E,6E)-1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione #
(1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione.
(1E,6E)-1,7-Bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione
(1Z,6E)-1,7-Bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione
1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione, (E,E)-
1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-HEPTA-1,6-DIENE-3,5-DIONE
5-hydroxy-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,4,6-heptatrien-3-one
5-Hydroxy-1,7-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-hepta-1,4,6-trien-3-one
Curcumin; 1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione
(1E,4Z,6E)-5-Hydroxy-1,7-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-hepta-1,4,6-trien-3-one