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Aluminium lake food colours
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Water insoluble pigments made by fixing a permitted synthetic dye onto alumina, used where colour must not bleed: tablet and candy coatings, chewing gum, dry beverage and cake mixes, fat based fillings and seasonings. FSSAI sets a standard for the sunset yellow lake (17% min pure dye) and lake use is limited to the categories and levels in Appendix A, so confirm the lake and food category before buying. Only lakes of FSSAI permitted dyes are listed.
Colour 7
- Tartrazine lake (INS 102)
- Sunset Yellow FCF lake (INS 110)
- Ponceau 4R lake (INS 124)
- Carmoisine lake (INS 122)
- Erythrosine lake (INS 127)
- Brilliant Blue FCF lake (INS 133)
- Indigo carmine lake (INS 132)
Dye content 3
- Low dye (12 to 18%)
- Mid dye (22 to 30%)
- High dye (32 to 42%)
Pack size 4
- 1 kg pack
- 10 kg bag
- 12.5 kg HDPE drum
- 25 kg HDPE drum
Spec
- Appearance
- Fine, free flowing powder
- Substrate
- Alumina (aluminium hydroxide)
- Pure dye content
- 12 to 42% depending on grade
- Solubility
- Insoluble in water and most solvents between pH 3.5 and 9; disperses in oils and fats
- Particle size
- About 90% passes 325 mesh
- Standard met
- FSSAI (sunset yellow lake standard), JECFA
- Typical use level
- Within FSSAI category limits for the parent colour
- Shelf life
- Up to 5 years in sealed pack
- Storage
- Cool, dry place in original container
- Usual minimum
- 1 kg
- HSN code
- 32050000
- GST
- 18%
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