Description / Application
Tartrazine is an organic sodium salt which is the trisodium salt of tartrazine acid. A synthetic lemon yellow azo dye used as a food colouring. It has a role as a histological dye and a food colouring. It contains a tartrazine(3-).
Identities
| Alternative Name | Food Yellow No. 4 |
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| Molecular Formula | C16H9N4Na3O9S2 |
| Molecular Weight | 534.4 |
Safety
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| Signal Word | Danger |
| Hazard Statements | H317;H334 |
| Precautionary Statements | P261;P272;P280;P285;P302+P352;P304+P341;P321;P333+P313;P342+P311;P363;P501 |