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Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is a food colorant prepared from Aluminium Hydroxide & Food color Sunset Yellow FCF, which is a food colorant made from a synthetic 'coal tar' and azo yellow dye.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is used in orange squash, orange jelly, marzipan, Swiss roll, apricot jam, citrus marmalade, lemon curd, sweets, hot chocolate mix, etc.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is principally the disodium salt of 6-hydroxy5-[(4-sulfophenyl)azo]-2-napthalenesulfonic acid.
CAS: 2783-94-0
MF: C16H13N2NaO7S2
MW: 432.4
EINECS: 220-491-7
Synonyms:
SUNSET YELLOW;SUNSET YELLOW FCF;Sodium (E)-6-hydroxy-5-((4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl)naphthalene-2-sulfonate;Water Yellow 2;1-(Phenylazo)-2-naphthol-4',6-disulfonic acid disodium;1-(p-Sodiosulfophenylazo)-2-hydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonic acid sodium;Sunset Yellow FCF,Food Yellow 3;6-Hydroxy-5-[2-(4-sulfophenyl)diazenyl]-2-naphthalenesulfonic Acid SodiuM Salt
The trisodiumsalt of 3-hydroxy-4-[(4-sulfophenyl)azo]-2,7-napthal-enedisul- fonic acid may be added in small amounts.
The colorant is an orange powder that dissolves in water to give a solution yellow-orange at neutrality or in acid and red-brown in base.
When dissolved in concentrated sulfuric acid, Lake Sunset Yellow FCF yields an orange solution that turns yellow when diluted with water.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is slightly soluble in 95% ethanol.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is used in various food items including dessert powders, cereals, bakery goods, snack foods, confectionery products, maraschino cherries, sausage, ice cream, sherbet, dairy products, and beverages.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is also used in cosmetics, ingested and externally applied drugs and dietary supplements.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is a petroleum-derived orange azo dye with a pH-dependent maximum absorption at about 480 nm at pH 1 and 443 nm at pH 13, with a shoulder at 500 nm.: 463
When added to foods sold in the United States, it is known as FD&C Yellow 6; when sold in Europe, Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is denoted by E Number E110.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF Chemical Properties
Melting point: 390°C (dec.)
Boiling point: 162.4°C
Density: 0.474-0.588[at 20℃]
Storage temp.: Amber Vial, Refrigerator
Solubility: Soluble in water, ethanol
Colour Index: 15985
pka: 0[at 20 ℃]
Form: crystals
Color: Orange-red
Odor: Odorless
Water Solubility: 5-10 g/100 mL at 24 ºC
λmax: 480 nm
ε(extinction coefficient): ≥20000 at 479-485nm in H2O
Merck: 14,9001
Stability: Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
Biological Applications Medical devices; treating bone metabolic diseases,dermatological disorders,mitochondrial diseases,respiratory illness
LogP: -0.244-0.046 at 25-26℃
CAS DataBase Reference: 2783-94-0(CAS DataBase Reference)
IARC: 3 (Vol. 8, Sup 7) 1987
EPA Substance Registry System: Lake Sunset Yellow FCF (2783-94-0)
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is red light yellow to colourful yellow orange.
Soluble in water for yellow light red clarified solution, slightly soluble in ethanol, insoluble in grease.
The strong sulfuric acid in red for orange, yellow as diluted.
Dye with strong hydrochloric acid solution of color; Add thick sodium hydroxide solution is palm red light.
Has the characteristics of acid dyes, can make the animal fiber direct shading.
Uses
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is a colorant.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF has good stability to changes in ph, showing no appreciable change at ph 3–8.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF has excellent solubility in water with a solubility of 19 g in 100 ml at 25°c.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF has moderate stability to light, fair stability to oxidation, good stability to heat, and shows appreciable change in 10% sugar systems.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF has a reddishyellow hue and has good tinctorial strength.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF has moderate compatibility with food components and is used in beverages, bakery goods, dessert confections, and ice cream.
Provisionally listed for use in food, drugs and cosmetics.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is useful in fermented foods which must be heat treated.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF may be found in orange sodas, orange jelly, marzipan, Swiss rolls, apricot jam, citrus marmalade, lemon curd, sweets, hot chocolate mix and packet soups, trifle mix, breadcrumbs, snack chips, shelf fresh noodles, cheese sauce mixes.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is a sulfonated ver sion of Sudan I, a possible carcinogen.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF itself may be responsible for causing an allergic reaction in people with an aspirin intolerance, resulting in various symptoms, including gastric upset, diarrhea, vomiting, nettle rash (urticaria), swelling of the skin (angioedema) and migraines.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is used in foods, cosmetics, and drugs. Sunset yellow FCF is used as an orange or yellow-orange dye.
For example, Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is used in candy, desserts, snacks, sauces, and preserved fruits.
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is often used in conjunction with E123, amaranth, to produce a brown colouring in both chocolates and caramel.
Reactivity Profile
Lake Sunset Yellow FCF is an azo compound.
Azo, diazo, azido compounds can detonate.
This applies in particular to organic azides that have been sensitized by the addition of metal salts or strong acids.
Toxic gases are formed by mixing materials of this class with acids, aldehydes, amides, carbamates, cyanides, inorganic fluorides, halogenated organics, isocyanates, ketones, metals, nitrides, peroxides, phenols, epoxides, acyl halides, and strong oxidizing or reducing agents.
Flammable gases are formed by mixing materials in this group with alkali metals.
Explosive combination can occur with strong oxidizing agents, metal salts, peroxides, and sulfides.
