Product description:

Lemon yellow is a water-soluble synthetic food pigment. Its appearance is orange yellow powder. It is slightly soluble in alcohol and insoluble in other organic agents.

Product parameter:

Product name	Food grade colorants lemon yellow pigment water soluble tartrazine
Other names	ACID YELLOW 23 CI 19140 E102 FD AND C YELLOW 5 FOOD YELLOW NO 4 LAKE TARTRAZINE TARTAZINE TARTRAZINE TARTRAZINE O
Content	85%
Appearance	Orange yellow powder
Source	Synthetic colorant
CAS No.	1934-21-0
EINECS No.	235-428-9; 217-699-5
Color index	19140
Chemical formula	C16H9N4Na3O9S2
Molecular weight	534.36
Water solubility	260 g/L (30 ºC)
Solubility	Soluble in water, glycerin, propylene glycol, slightly soluble in ethanol, insoluble in oil. Soluble in water is yellow, its aqueous solution is still yellow when it meets nitric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide, and becomes slightly red when it meets alkali
Character	Strong light resistance, heat resistance, salt resistance, moisture absorption. Stable in tartaric acid, citric acid, poor oxidation resistance, fading during reduction. Lemon yellow is one of the more stable colorants, generally used as a yellow colorant, but it can also be used with other pigments such as bright blue and edible green S, with good matching.
Scope of application and dosage	(1) The maximum usage of flavored fermented milk, prepared condensed milk (including sweetened condensed milk, flavored sweetened condensed milk and other prepared condensed milk with non-dairy raw materials), frozen drinks (except 03.04 ice), baked food stuffing and surface hanging paste (only sandwich biscuits), jelly 0.05g/kg;  (2) Jam, semi-solid compound seasoning, fruit flavoring syrup, the maximum use of 0.5g/kg;  (3)Candied candies, decorative fruits and vegetables, cooked soybean milk, processed nuts and seeds, cocoa products, chocolate and chocolate products (including cocoa butter chocolate and products) and candy (05.01.01 cocoa products) decorative fruits and vegetables, shrimp flavor chips, cakes on the color, preparation of wine, puffed food, the maximum use of 0.10g/kg;  (4) Other candies, pastes (such as drag-paste for fish and poultry meat), powder, fried, baked food fillings and surface hanging paste (only pudding, pastry), other flavoring syrups, the maximum use of 0.30g/kg; Powder circle, maximum usage 0.2g/kg;  (5) Cereal and starch dessert (such as rice pudding, tapioca pudding), the maximum use of 0.6g/kg.