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Products - Colours > Artificial Colours - Carmoisine
Carmoisine (E 122)
COLOUR NAME COLOUR IN FOOD CI NAME E No. FD&C No.
Carmoisine  Crimson Food Red 3 E 122  

Classification
1971 C.I. 14720
Food Red 3
E.122

Class
Monoazo

Chemical Name
diSodium 4-hydroxy-3- (4-sulpho-1-naphthylazo) naphthalene-1-sulphonate

Structural Formula
Carmoisine

Stability

Light 5
Heat  
      100°C 4
      200°C 3
Alkali 4
Fruit Acids (citric / tartaric) 5
Preservatives  
      Benzoic acid 4
      Sulphur dioxide 4


Water Solubility
75 grams per litre at 20°C

Usage
A universally used colour with good all round stability, suitable for most foodstuffs.


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