Red 2G Additive Food Color

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The offered Red 2G food color is a synthetic dye commercially accessible as the sodium salt of the dye or the aluminium water insoluble dye. Offered Red 2G imparts light red color, producing cherry to blood-red shades in foods. Red 2G is a synthetic red azo dye that is soluble in water and slightly soluble in glycerol. Red 2G Food Color or Red 2G Food Additive or Red 2G Food Dye finds application as synthetic red azo dye and finds solubility in water as well as slight solubility in ethanol.

Red 2G Food Color Specification

    • Product Name: Red 2G Food Color
    • Color Shade:
    • Color Index No. : 18050
    • Synonyms: Acid Red 1
    • Chemical Name: Disodium 8-acetamido-1-hydroxy-2-phenylazo-naphthalene-3,6-disulfonate
    • CAS No: 3734-67-6
    • Class: Monoazo
    • Total Dye Content % Min. : 85
    • Loss on Drying at 135°C & Sodium Chloride & Sulphates % Max. : 15
    • Water Insoluble Matter % Max. : 0.2
    • Ether Extracts % Max. : 0.2
    • Subsidiary Dye % Max. : 2.0
    • Dyes Intermediates % Max. : 0.50
    • Unsulphonated Primary Aromatic Amines % Max. : 0.01
    • Lead (AS "Pb") PPM (Max.) : 10.00
    • Arsenic (AS "Pb") PPM (Max.) : 3.00
    • Mercury (AS "Pb") PPM (Max.) : 1.0
    • Chromium (AS "Pb") PPM (Max.) : 5.0
    • Heavy Metal PPM Max. : 40.00

Solubility of Red 2G Food Color at room temperature

  • Water (gms./ltr.)  : 180.00
  • Glycerine (gms./ltr.) : 10.00
  • PropyleneGlycon (gms./ltr.) : 30.00
  • Ethanol (95%) (gms./ltr.) : Trace
Stability to Acids Excellent
Stability to Neutral Excellent
Stability to Alkalines Best
Stability to Baking 205°C (400°F) Better
Stability to Light Excellent
Stability to Heat Best