LAKE INDIGO CARMINE - SPECIFICATION
 
Name - LAKE INDIGO CARMINE
Classification C.I. FOOD BLUE #1/FD&C BLUE #2 - ALUMINUM LAKE (when certified) C.I. PIGMENT BLUE #63 /C.I. NO. 73015:1
Effective Date - 01/17/2000

No. Characteristic Requirement
  DESCRIPTION

AMORPHOUS, FINE, BLUE POWDER.
1) Dye content, percent by mass, 12.00-42.00
2) Loss of drying, percent by mass 12.00-17.00
3) PH of 2% slurry 04.00-05.00
4)

Bulk density

 00.20-00.50
5) Free dye content percent by mass, max

00.40
6) Particle size, micron, max . 50.00
7) Lead, mg/kg, Max. 10.00
8) Arsenic, mg/kg, Max. 02.00
9) Heavy metals, (as pb) mg/kg, max. 10.00
Issued by Quality Assurance Department