Lac Dye Red is a natural food color extracted from the female insect Laccifer lacca which is attach to legume and mulberry plants, by the process of extracting with weak sodium carbonate solution and refining. The main composition is laccaic acid A and laccaic acid B、C、D、E etc.
| Items |
Enterprise Standard |
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Normal Product |
Water soluble |
| Appearance |
Bright Red Powder |
Brown Powder |
| Color Value E（1%、1cm、490nm） |
130～160 |
70～160 |
| Loss on Drying % Less than |
10 |
10 |
| Ash % Less than |
0.8 |
13 |
| PH |
3～4 |
— |
| Lead（as Pb） mg/kg Less than |
5 |
5 |
| Arsenic（as As） mg/kg Less than |
2 |
2 |
| Pathogenic Bacteria |
Negative |
Negative |
Lac Dyc Red can be widely used in beverages of fruit vegetable juice(pulp),fruit-flavoured beverages,soda pop,compound seasonings,jam,cocoa products,chocolates and chocolate products,candy,imitation wine.
When use normal Lac Dye Red,should dissolve the color with a small amount of ethanol or propanediol first,and them mix the color solution with food materials.
Before use Water Soluble Lac Dye Red, a small amount of purified water must be used for dissolving the color first,and then mix the color solution with food materials.
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