A warm-toned red colour (124) used extensively due to its good all-round stability and is available in both lake and dye forms. It is used in a variety of foods and pharmaceuticals. Its excellent heat stability makes it more suitable to UHT and retorting than other synthetic red colours. Your Hawkins Watts technical team can support compliance to FSANZ limited application and maximum level permissions.
Stability (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)
Light | 4 |
Heat | |
100°C | 5 |
200°C | 5 |
Alkali | 3 |
Fruit Acids (Citric / Tartaric) | 5 |
Preservatives | |
Benzoic Acid | 5 |
Sulphur Dioxide | 3 |