Quinoline Yellow
Specification
 Product Name  QUINOLINE YELLOW
Colour Shade
 
 Synonyms  Food Yellow -13
 Chemical Name  The Disodium salts of the disulphonates of 2-(2-quinolyl) 1,3-dione (principal component)
 C.I. No  47005
 C.I. Name  Acid Yellow-3
 FDA Status  -
 CAS No. 8004-92-0
 EINECS No.  305-897-5
 E. NUMBER  E-104
Sr. No.
Test EEC
  Limit
1 Total colouring matters calculated as the sodium salt, percent by mass. Min. 70.00
2 Sodium 2-(2-Quionoly) Indan-1, 3-Dione Monosulfonate, percent by mass,
Disodium 2-(2-Quionoly) Indan-1, 3 Disulfonate, percent by mass,
Trisodium 2-(2-Quionoly) Indan-1, 3-Dione Trisulfonate, percent by mass,.
Max
Min
Max
15
80
07
3 Water insoluble matter, percent by mass. Max 00.20
4  Combined ether extract, percent by mass. Max 00.20
5  Unsulfonated Primary aromatic amines, percent by mass (calculated as aniline). Max 00.01
6  Subsidiary dyes, percent by mass. Max 04.00
7 Total organic compound other than coloring matter, percent by mass. Max 00.50
8 2-(2-quinolyn)indan-1,3-dione, (mg/kg.) Max 04.00
9 Heavy metals (as Pb), (mg/kg.) Max 40
10 Arsenic, (mg/kg.) Max 03
11 Lead, (mg/kg.) Max 2
12 Mercury, ( mg/kg.) Max 01
13 Cadmium, ( mg/kg.) Max 01