Food Dyes
Food coloring, or color additive, is any dye, pigment or substance that imparts color when it is added to food or drink. They come in many forms consisting of liquids, powders, gels, and pastes. Food coloring is used both in commercial food production and in domestic cooking.
Water Soluble Food Colours
| SHADES | PRODUCT NAME | C.I. NO. | F.D. & C. NO. | E.C. NO. | Pure Dye Content / Corrected for sample min. |
| Quinoline Yellow | 47005 | – | E104 | 70% | |
| Tartrazine | 19140 | Yellow 5 | E102 | 87% | |
| Sunset yellow FCF | 15985 | Yellow 6 | E110 | 87% | |
| Erythrosine | 45430 | Red 3 | E127 | 87% | |
| Ponceau 4R | 16255 | – | E124 | 82% | |
| Allura Red | 16035 | Red 40 | E129 | 85% | |
| Carmoisine | 14720 | – | E122 | 87% | |
| Amaranth | 16185 | – | E123 | 87% | |
| Chocolate Brown HT | 20285 | – | E155 | 70% | |
| Brilliant Blue FCF | 42090 | Blue 1 | E133 | 85% | |
| Patient Blue V | 42051 | – | E131 | 85% | |
| Indigo Carmine | 73015 | Blue 2 | E132 | 85% | |
| Black PN | 28440 | – | E151 | 80% | |
| Red 2G | 18050 | – | E128 | 80% | |
| Green S | 44090 | – | E142 | 80% |
Blended Food Colours
| SHADES | PRODUCT NAME |
| Egg Yellow | |
| Yolk Yellow | |
| Orange Red | |
| Strawberry Red | |
| Rose Pink | |
| Raspberry Red | |
| Grape | |
| Violet | |
| Coffee Brown | |
| Chocolate Brown | |
| Dark Chocolate | |
| Lime Green | |
| Apple Green | |
| Pea Green | |
| Black Currant |
Lake Colours
| SHADES | PRODUCT NAME | C.I. NO. | Pure Dye Content / Corrected for sample min. |
| Lake Quinoline Yellow | 47005:1 | 70% | |
| Lake Tartrazine | 19140:1 | 87% | |
| Lake Sunset Yellow FCF | 15985:1 | 87% | |
| Lake Erythrosine | 45430:1 | 87% | |
| Lake Ponceau 4R | 16255:1 | 82% | |
| Lake Allura Red | 16035:1 | 85% | |
| Lake Carmoisine | 14720:1 | 87% | |
| Lake Amaranth | 16185:1 | 87% | |
| Lake Chocolate Brown HT | 20285:1 | 70% | |
| Lake Brilliant Blue FCF | 42090:1 | 85% | |
| Lake Indigo Carmine | 73015:1 | 85% |