Amaranth (dye)

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Structural formula
Structure of amaranth
General
Surname Amaranth
other names
  • (4 E ) -3-Oxo-4 - [(4-sulfonatonaphth-1-yl) hydrazinylidene] naphthalene-2,7-disulfonate
  • E  123
  • CI 16185 ( INCI )
  • CI Acid Red 27
  • C-red 46
  • Real red D
  • Fd & c Red # 2
  • Food Red 9
  • Naphthol red S.
Molecular formula C 20 H 11 N 2 Na 3 O 10 S 3
Brief description

dark red-brown powder

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 915-67-3 (sodium salt)
EC number 213-022-2
ECHA InfoCard 100,011,839
PubChem 6093196
ChemSpider 21169821
Wikidata Q421074
properties
Molar mass 604.46 g mol −1
Physical state

firmly

solubility

soluble in water: 50 g l −1 (20 ° C)

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
07 - Warning

Caution

H and P phrases H: 315-319-335
P: 261-305 + 351 + 338
Toxicological data

1000 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  iv )

As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Color amaranth
color code: # E52B50

Amaranth is a red, water-soluble azo dye that is used as a food coloring . In Europe it is approved as a food additive E 123.

Amaranth is resistant to light, heat and the preservative benzoic acid . Amaranth loses its color in the presence of fruit acids . Amaranth is used for aperitif wines, spirits and fish roe .

In the United States and the former Soviet Union, amaranth is not approved as a food additive. It is believed that amaranth can trigger pseudoallergies , skin reactions and bronchial asthma . The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) lists amaranth in Group 3: not classified .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry on E 123: Amaranth in the European database for food additives, accessed on June 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ Entry on CI 16185 in the CosIng database of the EU Commission, accessed on June 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ a b Amaranth data sheet (dye) from Acros, accessed on February 20, 2010.
  4. ↑ a b c Amaranth data sheet at Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on March 20, 2011 ( PDF ).
  5. ↑ ZZulV: Annex 1 (to Section 3, Paragraph 1 and Section 7) Additives that are approved for coloring food or for achieving color effects on food
  6. ↑ Compliance Program Guidance Manual - Foodborne Biological Hazards p. 37 (PDF; 336 kB) of the FDA
  7. ↑ monograph IARC , IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. Volume 8. Some Aromatic Azo Compounds. (PDF, 16.5 MB) , accessed on February 12, 2018.

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