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FD&C Yellow 5

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FD&C Yellow 5, U.S. FDA permitted synthetic food color, is a free-flowing blendable water soluble dye powder, free from lumps or visible impurities. It has a pure dye content no lower than 87% and the C.I. Tartrazine consists essentially of trisodium 5-hydroxy-1-(4-sulfonatophenyl)-4-(4-sulfonatophenylazo)-H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate and subsidiary colouring matters together with sodium chloride and/or sodium sulfate as the principal uncoloured components. Tartrazine is described as the sodium salt. The color index number is 19140. The chemical formula is C16H9N4Na3O9S2 and the molecular weight is 534,37.

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Vidhi Dyestuffs Mfg. Ltd., (VDML) is an Institution in Edible Food Colour Technology and is engaged in the manufacturing and worldwide distribution of D&C Lakes & Blends, FD&C Lakes, D&C Colours (U.S. FDA Approved Colours Certified for use in Drugs & Cosmetics), FD&C Certified Colours (U.S. FDA Approved Colours), Lakes and Synthetic Water Soluble Food Colours. All these are available in various forms like Microfine (Plating Grade) powder, Granular and just plain Powder form.

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