Food Ingredient/Food Additive Caramel Powder CAS 8028-89-5 Food Flavor Price Color Caramel
Caramel color is the world's most widely used food colorant to impart color in almost every sector of food and beverage industry. Each and every type of caramel colour has its own unique colour tone and properties produced for specific application.
We offers a wide variety of versatile caramel colours suitable for use to enhance food colour consistency and appealing appearance in sauces, seasonings, beverages, confectionery, pharmaceutical and many other food products.
ITEMS | PROPERTIES | RESULTS |
Organoleptic Properties | Dark black brown liquid, taste little bitter | pass |
E1cm0.1% (610nm) Absorbance | 0.235-0.250 | 0.246 |
Colloid charge | Negative | Negative |
Specific Gravity(25ºC) | 1.251-1.281 | 1.28 |
Viscosity(25ºC) (cps) | ≤100 | pass |
pH Value | 2.0-3.5 | 2.80 |
Hue Index | 4.0-5.0 | 4.10 |
Total Yeast and Mould cfu/g | ≤20 | pass |
Total plate count cfu/g | ≤100 | pass |
E.Coli MPN/100ml | ≤10 | pass |
*Ammoniacal Nitrogen (as NH3) % | ≤0.5 | pass |
*Sulfur Dioxide (as SO2) % | ≤0.1 | pass |
*Total Nitrogen (as N) % | ≤3.3 | pass |
*Total Sulfur (as S) % | 0.8~2.5 | pass |
Arsenic(as As) mg/kg | ≤0.5 | pass |
Lead(as Pb) mg/kg | ≤0.5 | pass |
Heavy Metal(as Pb) mg/kg | ≤5 | pass |
Mercury(as Hg) mg/kg | ≤0.1 | pass |
Caramel colours are classified into 4 classes which differ in their method of manufacture, composition, functional properties, and application. Each Caramel Colour category provides specific compatibilities.
I | 150a | E150a | Plain caramel, caustic caramel, spirit caramel | No ammonium or sulfite compounds can be used | Whiskey among many |
II | 150b | E150b | Caustic sulfite caramel | In the presence of sulfite compounds but no ammonium compounds can be used | Cognac, sherry and balsamic vinegar |
III | 150c | E150c | Ammonia caramel, baker's caramel, confectioner's caramel, beer caramel | In the presence of ammonium compounds but no sulfite compounds can be used | Beer, sauces, and confectionery |
IV | 150d | E150d | Sulfite ammonia caramel, acid-proof caramel, soft-drink caramel | In the presence of both sulfite and ammonium compounds | Acidic environments such as soft drinks |
Caramel Colours provide a range from light yellow to reddish brown to dark brown. Each and every type of caramel colour has its own unique colour tone and properties produced for special application. Caramel Colour is one of the most versatile and stable colours available in liquid form, widely used in almost every category of commercially produced food.
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