Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Pigment Type
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Iron Oxide
- Food Additive Number
- E 172, INS 172
- Technologies
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Applications
Iron oxide is an insoluble mineral pigment. Consequently, its use in foods is limited. In comparison, iron oxide is used extensively in the cosmetic industry where it is combined with titanium dioxide to make a host of red, pink, beige, tan, and black colors. It is also combined with mica, making a wide variety of “pearlescent” colors used extensively in the cosmetic industry.
Properties
- Color