2010年3月11日 星期四

E110: Sunset Yellow (artificial clouring) Children will be more active?

Sunset Yellow FCF is a colourant that may be added to foods. It has E number E110. It is an azo yellow dye useful in fermented foods which must be heat treated.
It may be found in orange squash, orange jelly, marzipan, Swiss roll, apricot jam, citrus marmalade, lemon curd, sweets, hot chocolate mix and packet soups, trifle mix, breadcrumbs and cheese sauce mix and soft drinks. Also the capsules of DayQuil (in high concentrations) and some extra strength Tylenol.
Sunset Yellow FCF is a prohibited food additive in Norway. A study commissioned by the UK's Food Standards Agency found that when used in a mixture of other preservatives, increased levels of hyperactivity in children were observed.
Formal Chemical Name (IUPAC)dissodium (E)-6-hydroxy-5-((4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl)naphthalene-2-sulfonate

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