- Brown FK
Brown FK, also called Kipper Brown, Chocolate Brown FK, and C.I. Food Brown 1, is a brown mixture of six synthetic
azo dyes , with addition ofsodium chloride , and/orsodium sulfate . It is very soluble in water. ItsCAS number is CASREF|CAS=8062-14-4. When used as afood dye , itsE number is E154.It is used in
smoked andcured mackerel s and otherfish , but also in some cookedham s and other meats, andcrisp s. It yields healthy color that does not fade during cooking, nor tends to leach.It is one of the colourants that the
Hyperactive Children's Support Group recommends be eliminated from the diet of children, especially when in combination withbenzoate s.Fact|date=February 2007 It can provokeallergic reaction s in people sensitive tosalicylate s, and can intensify the symptoms ofasthma . [ [http://www.food-info.net/uk/e/e154.htm http://www.food-info.net/uk/e/e154.htm] ] It is banned in theEuropean Union (with exception of theUnited Kingdom ),Australia ,Austria ,Canada ,United States ,Finland ,Japan ,Ireland ,Sweden ,Switzerland ,New Zealand , andNorway . [ [http://www.ukfoodguide.net/e154.htm http://www.ukfoodguide.net/e154.htm] ]Components
The dyes it contains are:
* 4-(2,4-diaminophenylazo)benzenesulfonate, sodium salt
* 4-(4,6-diamino-m-tolylazo)benzenesulfonate, sodium salt
* 4,4'-(4,6-diamino-1,3-phenylenebisazo)-di(benzenesulfonate), disodium salt
* 4,4'-(2,4-diamino-1,3-phenylenebisazo)-di(benzenesulfonate), disodium salt
* 4,4'-(2,4-diamino-5-methyl-1,3-phenylenebisazo)-di(benzenesulfonate), disodium salt
* 4,4',4"-(2,4-diaminobenzene-1,3,5-trisazo)-tri(benzenesulfonate), trisodium saltReferences
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