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CI 19140 (Yellow 5 / Tartrazine)
CI 19140 · Yellow 5 · Yellow 5 Lake · Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140)
Tartrazine — a synthetic yellow dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5) used purely for color, in either water- or oil-based formulas.
What it does
It’s there only for color. CI 19140 is the label code for tartrazine, a synthetic yellow dye also called FD&C Yellow No. 5. The plain form colors water-based products; the 'Lake' form is bound to aluminum so it can color oil-based ones.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a colorant (adds color).European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
Also known as
FD&C Yellow No. 5, acid yellow 23
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