Food colour · Ingredients & raw materials
Caramel colour (INS 150a to 150d)
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Brown colour made by controlled heating of food grade sugars, with or without ammonium or sulphite compounds, giving light tan to near black shades. Used in colas, whisky and rum, beer, soy sauce, gravies, bakery and confectionery. FSSAI permits caramel classes in the Appendix A categories, many at GMP. Choose the class by charge and stability needed: class III suits beer and sauces, class IV suits acidic soft drinks.
Class 5
- Class I plain caramel (150a)
- Class II caustic sulphite caramel (150b)
- Class III ammonia caramel (150c)
- Class IV sulphite ammonia, single strength (150d)
- Class IV sulphite ammonia, double strength (150d)
Form 2
- Liquid
- Powder
Pack size 5
- 1 kg bottle
- 6 kg carboy
- 30 kg carboy
- 65 kg drum
- 270 kg drum
Spec
- INS number
- 150a, 150b, 150c, 150d
- CAS number
- 8028-89-5
- Appearance
- Dark brown to black viscous liquid or brown powder
- Colour strength
- Class I about 0.032 to 0.037; class IV double strength about 0.38 to 0.42 (0.1% solution at 510 nm)
- Solubility
- Miscible with water in all proportions
- Ionic charge
- Class I, II and IV negative; class III positive
- Standard met
- FSSAI, JECFA
- Typical use level
- GMP or as per FSSAI category limits
- Shelf life
- 24 months
- Storage
- Below 32 C, away from direct sunlight, container closed
- Usual minimum
- 30 kg
- HSN code
- 17029040
- GST
- 5%
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