TARTRAZINE - SPECIFICATION
 
Name - TARTRAZINE
Classification - C. I. NO 19140/E102/F .D & C YELLOW #5/C.I FOOD YELLOW #4/I.S.1694
Effective Date - 01/17/2000

No. Characteristic Requirement
  DESCRIPTION

LIGHT ORANGE POWDER.

1) Total colour/Assay, percent by Mass, min. 85.00
2) Water-insoluble matter, percent by mass, Max. 00.20
3) Combined ether extracts, percent by mass, Max. 00.20
4) Subsidiary dyes, percent by mass, Max. 01.00
5)

Dye intermediates, percent by mass, max.

  • I-P-(Sulfophenyl)-5-pyrazolone-3-carboxylic acid.
  • Aniline-4-Sulfonilic Acid.

00.50

 

6) Unsulfonated primary aromatic amine (calculated as aniline) percent by mass, max. 00.01
7) Lead, mg/kg, Max. 10.00
8) Arsenic, mg/kg, Max. 03.00
9) Heavy metals, (as pb) mg/kg, max 40.00
10) Mercury, mg/kg, Max. 01.00
11) Cadmium, mg/kg, Max 01.00