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Lac
Dye Red
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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.
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·Characteristics |
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The appearance
of normal Lac Dye Red is bright red powder,
can dissolve in ethanol and propanediol,
slightly dissolve in water, not in
cottonseed oil. The appearance of
water soluble lac dye is brown powder,
and can completely dissolve in purified
water. The shade of color solution
is different when PH changes, it’s
reddish orange when PH is between
3～5,red
to purplish red color when PH is between
5～7,
it’s purplish red when PH is more
than 7.It has excellent resistance
to light and heat in acid medium,
but not in alkali medium. It can be
influenced by metal ions, especially
ferric ion. Before using water soluble
Lac Dye Red, appropriate quantity of purified
water must be used for dissolving
Lac Dye Red before adding into food or
beverage.
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·Quality
Standard |
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Enterprise Standard
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Normal Product
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Water soluble
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Appearance
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Bright Red Powder
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Brown Powder
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Color Value E（1%、1cm、490nm）
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130～160
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70～160
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Loss on Drying
% Less
than
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10
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10
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Ash
%
Less than
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0.8
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13
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PH
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3～4
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Lead（as
Pb）
mg/kg Less than
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5
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5
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Arsenic（as
As）
mg/kg
Less than
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2
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2
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Pathogenic Bacteria
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Negative
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Negative
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·Applications
and Usage Instruction(in compliance
with GB2760：Hygienic standards
for uses of food additives) |
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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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| ·Usage
Reference(in compliance with
GB2760：Hygienic standards for
uses of food additives) |
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maximum usage limit for all
products is 0.5g/kg. |
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registered number |
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NO：08.104 KFDA NO：Natural Additives,13
Japanese NO：Natural Additives,462 |
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·Package
Powder
is packed with corrugated
box, carton, or plastic drum
with inner double plastic
bags, net weight is 10kg or
20kg for each container. Liquid
is packed with plastic drum,
net weight is 20kg.Package
standards are also available
according to consumer‵s demand.
·Storage
Sealed, avoid light, store
in a cool and dry place.
·Shelf
Life
If the storage condition attains
as mentioned above, powder
is two years from production
date. Once opened, should
seal up again and use within
six months.
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