Analytical Standards for Food Color Additives
Neat Standards for Artificial and Natural Food Colors
Deuterated Internal Standards
Food dyes are popular in the food industry and are used to make products appear fresher and healthier. They are also used to give colorless foodstuff a more characteristic appearance as well as to change the original colors to preferred artificial ones.
However, certain food coloring additives have been banned in many countries since they have been found to have a detrimental effect on consumers’ health. For precise detection of all regulated food color additives, Sigma-Aldrich offers a comprehensive range of standards, including neats and deuterated analytical standards.
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In the European Union, E numbers are used as codes for food color additives. E numbers 100-199 include not only artificial food colors derived from petroleum, but also naturaladditives originating from sources such as vegetables, insects, or mixtures made from naturalfoodstuffs. However, although some E number food dyes are not allowed in the EU and US,some are still used illicitly in food products. For a precise quality control of food products,Sigma-Aldrich provides a broad range of neat standards.
Neat Standards for E Numbers
E No. Catalog No. Description Package [mg] EU US
100 08511 Curcumin 10 approved approved
101 PHR1054 Riboflavin (Vit B2) 1000 approved approved
102 03322 Tartrazine / FD&C Yellow No.5 25 listed approved
105 93883 Fast Yellow AB 25 banned banned
107 00298 Yellow 2G 25 banned banned
110 68775 Sunset Yellow FCF / FD&C Yellow No.6 25 listed approved
120 11298 Carminic Acid / Cochineal 25 approved approved
121 89774 Citrus Red 2 25 banned restricted use
122 52245 Carmoisine 25 listed banned
123 87612 Amaranth / FD&C Red No.2 25 restricted use banned
124 18137 Ponceau 4R 25 listed banned
125 92395 Ponceau SX 25 approved restricted use
126 96365 Ponceau 6R 25 approved approved
127 87613 Erythrosin B / FD&C Red No.3 25 restricted use banned
128 40462 Red 2G 25 banned banned
129 38213 Allura Red AC / FD&C Red No.40 25 listed approved
131 74748 Patent Blue V 25 approved banned
132 73436 Indigo Carmine / FD&C Blue No.2 25 approved approved
142 06737 Green S 25 approved banned
143 68724 Fast Green FCF / FD&C Green No.3 25 banned approved
151 11220 Brilliant Black BN 25 listed banned
160a 50887 Alpha-Carotene 100 approved approved
161g 32993 Canthaxanthin 10 restricted use approved
161h 14681 Zeaxanthin 1 approved approved
180 90689 Lithol Rubine BK 25 approved approved
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We also offer analytical standards for other food colors that are banned in many countries of the world. Try our neat standards for the food color quality and safety control of your products!
Our food dye standard portfolio includes deuterated internal standards of some banned food colors. These standards provide accurate detection, as they show an optimal mass unit difference between the analyte and the standard, which prevents interference. In order to guarantee that your products are free of illegal contaminants, we offer Leucomalachite Green, Malachite Green, and Sudan as deuterated neat standards in 10 mg bottles. We offer Sudan I-d
5 dissolved in acetonitrile.
Figure 1. Molecular Structure of Deuterated Sudan IV-d6
Analytical Standards for Other Banned Artificial Food Color Additives
Deuterated Internal Standards for Artificial Food Color Additives
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Catalog No. Description Package [mg]
49823 Acid Red 73 25
51362 Auramine 25
80028 Basic Orange 2 / Chrysoidine G 100
73225 Butter Yellow 25
75768 Congo Red 25
Coming soon! FD&C Green No.2 25
69669 Leucomalachite Green 25
38800 Malachite Green Chloride 25
44426 Metanil Yellow 100
49547 Naphthol Yellow S 25
79285 Oil Orange SS 25
69143 Orange II Sodium Salt 25
40446 Pararot 100
49904 Ponceau 3R 25
79754 Rhodamine B 25
19531 Sudan Blue II 25
51383 Sudan I 25
07937 Sudan II 25
68562 Sudan III 25
67386 Sudan IV 25
43207 Sudan Orange G 25
53373 Sudan Red 7B 25
91282 Sudan Red G 25
59659 Toluidine Red 250
Catalog No. Description Package [mg]
34182 Leucomalachite Green-d5 10
33944 Leucomalachite Green-d6 10
33945 Malachite Green-d5 Picrate 10
34184 Sudan I-d5 10
34161 Sudan IV-d6 10
Package [mL]
34181 Sudan I-d5 solution, 100 ng/µL in acetonitrile 2
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