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AMARANTH - SPECIFICATION
| Name
- AMARANTH |
Code
No - JS 11 |
| Classification
E123 /C.I. FOOD RED -9 /C.I. No. 16185 /C.I. ACID
RED#27/BORDEAUX -S |
| No. |
Characteristic
|
Requirement
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DESCRIPTION
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REDDISH BROWN POWDER.
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| 1) |
Total
dye content, corrected for sample dried at 135oC for 3 hrs.
percent by Mass, min. |
85.00 |
| 2) |
Loss
on drying at 135oC, Percent by mass and chlorides &
Sulphates express as sodium salts, percent by mass Max. |
15.00 |
| 3) |
Water-insoluble
matter, percent by mass, Max. |
00.20 |
| 4) |
Combined
ether extracts, percent by mass, Max. |
00.20 |
| 5) |
Subsidiary dyes, percent by
mass, Max.
|
03.00 |
| 6) |
Dye
intermediates, percent by mass, max. |
00.50 |
| 7) |
Unsulfonated
primary aromatic amine (calculated as aniline) percent by
mass, max. |
00.01
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| 8) |
Lead,
mg/kg, Max. |
10.00 |
| 9) |
Arsenic,
mg/kg, Max. |
01.00 |
| 10) |
Heavy
metals, (as pb) mg/kg, max. |
40.00 |
| 11) |
Mercury,
mg/kg ,Max. |
01.00 |
| 12) |
Chromium,
mg/kg, Max. |
05.00 |
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