Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- CI Name
- CI Number
- Country of Origin
- Dye Type
- INCI Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions
- E Number
- E 127
- CAS No.
- 16423-68-0
- EC No.
- 240-474-8
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Chemical Structure
- Chemical Formula
C20H8I4O5.2Na
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Dosage Form
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Applications
Mainly used in Food, Drugs & Cosmetic products.
- Typical Guideline for Use
FD & C Red 3 is Dye & It gives coloration through Solution. For coloration this product, first pre-soluble in any suitable medium (like water, milk or any convenient medium which is compatible to final product). This solution is then used for the coloration of final product.
Properties
- Color
- Appearance
- Red
- Soluble in
- Water, Acetone, Glycerol, Propylene Glycol, Methanol, Ethyl Acetate, Sorbitol, Ethanol (100%), Ethanol (25%), IPA (Isopropanol), N-Butyl Acetate
- Insoluble in
- Vegetable Oil, Iso Propyl Myristate (IPM), Light Liquid Paraffin Oil (LLP), Silicon Oil
- Typical Properties
- Composition
- Solubility
- Stability
- Note
Stability to light fastness is measured on the scale of 1 to 8 by considering Excellent= 8 , Very Good=7, Good = 6, Moderate = 5, Very Fair = 4, Fair = 3, Poor = 2, Very poor = 1
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Absorptivity | 1100 | g.cm / 100 ml | — |
| Bulk Density | 0.60 - 0.90 | g/cc | — |
| Molecular Weight | 879.85 | g/mole | — |
| Particle Size | 100 - 60 | Micron | — |
| pH Value (1% Solution) | 6 - 10 | — | — |
| Solution Tone | Cherry Red | — | — |
| Wavelength of Max Absorbance | 527 ± 4 | nm | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| FD & C Red 3 | min. 87.00 | % W/W | — |
| Sodium Chloride | max. 04.00 | % W/W | — |
| Sodium Sulphate | max. 02.00 | % W/W | — |
| Water in the form of Moisture | max. 07.00 | % W/W | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Acetone | max. 0.10 | % | — |
| Ethanol (100%) | 0.4 | % | — |
| Ethanol (at 25%) | 2 | % | — |
| Ethyl Acetate | max. 0.10 | % | — |
| Glycerol | 3 | % | — |
| IPA (Isopropanol) | max. 0.10 | % | — |
| Methanol | 0.5 | % | — |
| N-Butyl Acetate | max. 0.10 | % | — |
| Propylene Glycol | 20 | % | — |
| Sorbitol | max. 0.10 | % | — |
| Water | 7 | % | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Heat | Color is stable up to 210°C | — | — |
| Light Fastness | 2 | — | — |
| pH | 5 - 11 | — | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
- Regulations
This colorant meets specification of:
- CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21, Part- 74.
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India [FSSAI] & IS 4707.
- European Food Directive (EU) No 231/2012 of 9 March 2012 for use in Food product & EC Cosmetic Directive (EC) No 1223/2009 of the council of 30 November 2009.
- Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).
- Chinese Standards for Food Additive & Cosmetic Products.
Packaging & Availability
- Typical Packing
As a standard packaging we fill 25 Kg product in HDPE drum containing food grade LDPE bag as a primary packaging. The bag is seal with red color one time use plastic bag locking seal. The drum is seal with red color plastic drum seal. Apart from that we can pack the product as per customer’s requirement.
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 8 Years
- Storage & Handling
Product “store at an ambient temperature & dry place” & keep container tightly sealed & closed in condition after using.