Brown HT is a bis azo-dye food coloring consisting of reddish-brown powder or granules. This offered Chocolate Brown HT is a European permitted synthetic food colors that are a free-flowing blendable water soluble dye powder, free from lumps. Brown HT is a synthetic coal tar di azo dye used for application in foodstuffs, mainly confectionery products. It is used to substitute cocoa or caramel as a colorant. It is used mainly in chocolate cakes, but also in milk and cheeses, yogurts, jams, fruit products, fish, and other products.

Get Best Price

Brown HT Food Color Specification

Product Name: Brown HT Food Color
Color Shade:
Color Index No. : 20285
Synonyms: Food Brown – 3
Chemical Name: Disodium 4,4-(2,4-dihydroxy-5-hydroxy methyle-1,3-phenylene biazo)di(napthelene-1-sulfonate)
CAS No: 4553-89-3
Class: Disazo
Total Dye Content % Min. : 70
Loss on Drying at 135°C & Sodium Chloride & Sulphates % Max. : 30
Water Insoluble Matter % Max. : 0.2
Ether Extracts % Max. : 0.2
Subsidiary Dye % Max. : 10.00
Dyes Intermediates % Max. : 0.50
Unsulphonated Primary Aromatic Amines % Max. : 0.01
Lead (AS "Pb") PPM (Max.) : 10.00
Arsenic (AS "Pb") PPM (Max.) : 1.00
Mercury (AS "Pb") PPM (Max.) : 1.0
Chromium (AS "Pb") PPM (Max.) : 5.0
Heavy Metal PPM Max. : 40.00

Get Best Price

Solubility of Brown HT Food Color at room temperature

Water (gms./ltr.) : 180.00
Glycerine (gms./ltr.) : 50.00
PropyleneGlycon (gms./ltr.) : 15.00
Ethanol (95%) (gms./ltr.) : Insoluble

Get Best Price

Stability to Acids	Excellent
Stability to Neutral	Excellent
Stability to Alkalines	Better
Stability to Baking 205°C (400°F)	Better
Stability to Light	Best
Stability to Heat	Best

Get Best Price

Brown HT Chocolate Cakes

Brown HT Food Color Specification

Solubility of Brown HT Food Color at room temperature