| FOOD COLOURS: SUNSET YELLOW FCF |
| Colour Index No. 15985 |
CHARACTERISTICS |
ANALYSIS |
| Total Dye Content, Corrected for sample dried at 105o +/- 1o C for 2 hrs | 87.0 % min. |
| Loss on drying at 135o C and Chloride and Sulphate expressed as Sodium Salt | 13 % max. |
| Water insoluble matter | 0.2 % max. |
| Combined Ether Extracts | 0.2 % max. |
| Subsidiary Dyes | 3.0 % max. |
| Dye Intermediates | 0.5 % max. |
| Lead (mg/kg) | 10 |
| Arsenic (mg/kg) | 3 |
| Heavy Metals (as lead) (mg/kg) | 40 |