Colour Index No. - 16035
E Number - E 129
FD & C No. - Red 40
Food Colour Name - Red 17
CAS No. - 25956-17-6
Class - Monoazo
Total Dye Content % (min) - 87
Loss on Drying at 135 �°C & Sodium Chloride & Sulphates % (max) - 13
Water Insoluble Matter % (max) - 0.2
Ether Extracts % (max) - 0.2
Subsidiary Dye % (max) - 3.0
Dyes Intermediates % (max) - 0.5
Unsulphonated Primary Aromatic Amines % (max) - 0.01
Lead (Pb) ppm (max) - 10.00
Arsenic (As) ppm (max) - 1.00
Mercury (Hg) ppm (max) - 1.00
Chromium (Cr) ppm (max) - 5.0
Heavy Metal ppm (max) - 40.00
Solubility at Room Temperature
Water (gm/ltr) - 220.00
Glycerine (gm/ltr) - 30.00
Propylene Glycon ( gm/ltr) - 15.00
Ethanol (95%) (gm/ltr) - Trace
Stability to
Acids - Excellent
Neutral - Excellent
Alkaline - Better
Baking 205 C (400 F) - Better
Light - Best
Heat - Best