Food Ingredient Colorant C

Identification

Ingredient Name

Carmine

Blend

false

Food Additive Number

E 120, INS 120

Ingredient Composition

Carmine, Maltodextrin, Potassium Hydroxide

Single Ingredient

true

Categories

Technologies → Pigments & Colorants → Product Families → Food Colorants → Artificial Colorants

Technologies → Food Ingredients → Product Families → Functional Additives → Color Additives & Decoratives

Benefits & Claims

Labeling Claims

Allergen-free,

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)-free,

Non-Genetically Modified Organism (GMO),

TSE-free,

Halal

Features

Food Ingredients Features

Non-Irradiated,

Free of Major Allergens,

Spray Dried,

Free Flowing

Functions

Food Ingredients Functions

Food Coloring

Function

Food Coloring

Identification & Functionality

Composition -Old

Carmine (E120), Maltodextrin, Potassium hydroxide (E525)

Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type

Bags,

Boxes

Packaging

• Cardboard box with polyethylene bags: 20 kg net
• Cardboard box with polyethylene bags: 5 kg net

Properties

Color (Properties)

Red

Physical Form

Powder,

Solid

Soluble In

Water Soluble

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance

EU Compliant,

FDA Compliant,

FFDCA,

GMP,

Halal,

FDA 21 CFR 170.30

Regulatory Status

Color additive permitted in food according to European Regulation 1333/2008/EC, compliant with the purity criteria set, by European Regulation 231/2012/EU. Food color additive exempt from certification according to US Code of Federal, Regulation 21CFR73.A.

Storage & Handling

Recommended storage conditions

in a cool room, sheltered from light, moisture and oxygen.

Stoarge

12 months under the previously mentioned conditions and in its original packaging.