Caramel Color

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Caramel Color

Caramel Color is a water soluble food coloring. Caramel color is widely approved for use in food. Caramel color is a colloid. Caramel color is a most widely used food colorings. And mainly has two kinds, one is Liquid Caramel, the other is Caramel Powder.

CAS No:8028-89-5

Einecs No:232-435-9

Routine Packing:25kg/bag

Place of origin:China

QC:ISO9001:2008,HACCP,HALA,KOSHER

Port of dispapch:Shanghai,

Applications:Caramel color is one of the oldest and most widely-used food colorings, and is found in almost every kind of industrially produced food, including: batters, beer, brown bread, buns, chocolate, cookies, cough drops, dark liquor such as brandy rum, beer and whisky, chocolate-flavored flour-based confectionery, coatings, custards, decorations, fillings and toppings, potato chips, dessert mixes, doughnuts, fish and shellfish spreads, frozen desserts, Fruit preserves, glucose tablets, gravy browning, ice cream, pickles, sauces and dressings, soft drinks (especially colas), sweets, vinegar, and wines.


About Caramel Color

Single Strength,Spirit Soluble, Red Tone, Negative caramel colour

Colour Strength: 0.82-0.92

Application: Whiskies, Brandies , Confectionaries, Distillery Industries

ECC No. E150b


Single Strength,Low Sulfite, Positive caramel colour

Colour Strength: 0.170-0.220

Application: Beer, Malted Foods, Soy Sauce, Dairy Products, Protein Drinks

ECC No. E150c


Single Strength, Acid Proof, Negative caramel colour

Colour Strength: 0.200-0.220

Application: Carbonated Beverages, Country Liquor, Rums, Sauces, Confectionery, Pharmaceuticals

ECC No. E150d


Double Strength, Negative caramel colour

Colour Strength: 0.385-0.425

Application: Carbonated Beverages, Liquors, Sauces, Confectionery, Bakery

ECC No. E150d


References on Caramel Color

[1]. Kim TR, Kim SU, Shin Y, Kim JY, Lee SM, Kim JH. Determination of 4-Methylimidazole and 2-Acetyl-4()- tetrahydroxybutylimidazole in Caramel Color and Processed Foods by LC-MS/MS. Prev Nutr Food Sci. 2013 Dec;18(4):263-8.

[2]. Kvasnicka F. Determination of 4-methylimidazole in caramel color by capillary isotachophoresis. Electrophoresis. 1989 Nov;10(11):801-2.

[3]. Hardt R, Baltes W. The analysis of caramel colors. 1. Differentiation of classes of caramel coloring agents with Curie-point pyrolysis-capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Z Lebensm Unters Forsch. 1987 Oct;185(4):275-80. German.

[4]. Spector R, Huntoon S. Effects of caramel color (ammonia process) on mammalian vitamin B6 metabolism. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1982 Jan;62(1):172-8.