Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States

Food Additives Approved by European Union:


General Information

Synonyms: CI FOOD YELLOW 3, CRELBORANGE S, FD AND C YELLOW No. 6
Chemical Names: DISODIUM 6-HYDROXY-5-(4-SULFONATOPHENYLAZO)-2-NAPHTHALENE-SULFONATE
CAS number: 2783-94-0
INS:

110

Functional Class: Food Additives
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Evaluations

Evaluation year: 2011
ADI: 0–4 mg/kg bw
Specs Code: M
Comments: The Committee established an ADI of 0–4 mg/kg body weight and withdrew the previous ADI of 0–2.5 mg/kg body weight. The Committee concluded that dietary exposure to Sunset Yellow FCF does not present a health concern.
Report: TRS 966-JECFA 74/47
Specification: FAO JECFA Monographs 11-JECFA 74/129

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GSFA Provisions for SUNSET YELLOW FCF

Number Food Category Max Level Notes
06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

300 mg/kg Note 161
04.1.2.7

Candied fruit

200 mg/kg Note 161
01.6.5

Cheese analogues

300 mg/kg Note 3
05.1.4

Cocoa and chocolate products

400 mg/kg Note 183
05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

300 mg/kg Note 161,Note XS309R
09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

300 mg/kg Note 95
08.3.1.1

Cured (including salted) non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

300 mg/kg Note 16
01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

300 mg/kg Note 161
08.4

Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings)

300 mg/kg Note 16
08.3.1.3

Fermented non-heat treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

300 mg/kg Note 16
04.2.2.7

Fermented vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera) and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products of food categories 06.8.6, 06.8.7, 12.9.1, 12.9.2.1 and 12.9.2.3

200 mg/kg Note 92
09.3.1

Fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms, marinated and/or in jelly

300 mg/kg Note 16
09.3.2

Fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms, pickled and/or in brine

300 mg/kg Note 16
01.1.4

Flavoured fluid milk drinks

300 mg/kg Note 52
10.1

Fresh eggs

GMP Note 4
09.1.1

Fresh fish

300 mg/kg Note 16,Note 4,Note 50
08.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game

300 mg/kg Note 16,Note 4
09.1.2

Fresh mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

300 mg/kg Note 16,Note 4,Note XS292,Note XS315,Note XS312
09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

300 mg/kg Note 16
09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

300 mg/kg Note 16,Note XS166
09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

300 mg/kg Note XS165,Note XS92,Note XS292,Note XS191,Note XS190,Note XS315,Note XS95,Note XS36,Note XS312,Note 95
09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

300 mg/kg Note 16,Note 95
08.3.3

Frozen processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

300 mg/kg Note 16
04.1.2.11

Fruit fillings for pastries

300 mg/kg Note 161
04.1.2.8

Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk

300 mg/kg Note 161,Note 182
04.1.2.9

Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts

50 mg/kg Note 161
04.1.2.6

Fruit-based spreads (e.g. chutney) excluding products of food category 04.1.2.5

300 mg/kg Note 161
09.4

Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

300 mg/kg Note 95
08.3.2

Heat-treated processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

300 mg/kg Note 16,Note XS88,Note XS98,Note XS89
05.1.5

Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products

300 mg/kg Note 161
04.1.2.5

Jams, jellies, marmelades

300 mg/kg Note 161
02.1.3

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

300 mg/kg Note 161
06.4.3

Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products

300 mg/kg Note 153
01.6.4

Processed cheese

200 mg/kg Note 3
08.2

Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts

300 mg/kg Note XS96,Note 16,Note XS97
09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

100 mg/kg Note 382
04.2.1.2

Surface-treated fresh vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

300 mg/kg Note 16,Note 4
01.6.1

Unripened cheese

300 mg/kg Note 3
04.2.2.6

Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed pulps and preparations (e.g. vegetable desserts and sauces, candied vegetables) other than food category 04.2.2.5

50 mg/kg Note 92
14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport," "energy," or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks

100 mg/kg Note 161,Note 127

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID5359810
IUPAC Namedisodium;(5Z)-6-oxo-5-[(4-sulfonatophenyl)hydrazinylidene]naphthalene-2-sulfonate
InChIInChI=1S/C16H12N2O7S2.2Na/c19-15-8-1-10-9-13(27(23,24)25)6-7-14(10)16(15)18-17-11-2-4-12(5-3-11)26(20,21)22;;/h1-9,17H,(H,20,21,22)(H,23,24,25);;/q;2*+1/p-2/b18-16-;;
InChI KeyTXVRKNUZLYFDTJ-KZYDBBBVSA-L
Canonical SMILESC1=CC(=CC=C1NN=C2C3=C(C=CC2=O)C=C(C=C3)S(=O)(=O)[O-])S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]
Molecular FormulaC16H10N2Na2O7S2
WikipediaSunset Yellow FCF

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight452.363
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count9
Rotatable Bond Count2
Complexity818.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c c B 7 O D B g A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A w Y I A A A A A A A A C B Q A A A H g Q Y A A A A D A y B 2 A A w w Y B i A A K o A 6 R y Q H D S B E A g A g A Y i B k g Z N g I I L K A l Z G A I A B g m A A I y Y c Y i I C O k A Q A g A A Q A A A g C A E A A C A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area173.0
Monoisotopic Mass451.972
Exact Mass451.972
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count29
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count1
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count3

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Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassBenzenoids
ClassNaphthalenes
SubclassNot available
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentNaphthalenes
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homopolycyclic compounds
SubstituentsNaphthalene - Benzenesulfonate - Arylsulfonic acid or derivatives - Benzenesulfonyl group - 1-sulfo,2-unsubstituted aromatic compound - Phenylhydrazine - Monocyclic benzene moiety - Organic sulfonic acid or derivatives - Organosulfonic acid or derivatives - Organosulfonic acid - Sulfonyl - Ketone - Cyclic ketone - Organic alkali metal salt - Hydrazone - Carbonyl group - Organic oxygen compound - Organic nitrogen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organosulfur compound - Organooxygen compound - Organonitrogen compound - Organic oxide - Organic sodium salt - Organic salt - Organic cation - Aromatic homopolycyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as naphthalenes. These are compounds containing a naphthalene moiety, which consists of two fused benzene rings.

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