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Home/Compounds/Food Additive/Indigotindisulfonate sodium
C16H8N2Na2O8S2
466.4 g/mol
Food Additive

Indigo carmine

CAS860-22-0EC212-728-8
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
synthetic food colouring dye

Indigo carmine is a synthetic food colouring dye that also functions as a pH indicator, changing from blue to yellow at pH 11. 5-14.

synthetic food colouring dyepH indicatorhistological dye

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Related Compounds

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food additive sequestrant stabilizer buffer

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nutritional supplement and vitamin

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food acidity regulator and raising agent

ReferenceSame Category

Disodium L-tartrate

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Food emulsifier and sequestrant

Referencestereoisomer of

Pigment Blue 63

CAS16521-38-3

Food colorant lake pigment

Referencesame scaffold

Indigo

CAS482-89-3

blue vat dye

Referencesame scaffold

5,5',7,7'-tetrabromoindigo

CAS2475-31-2

Vat dye for textiles

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for Indigo carmine (CAS 860-22-0) is 3204.12.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

3204.12

EU CN code (8-digit)

3204 12 00

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

disodium;2-(3-hydroxy-5-sulfonato-1H-indol-2-yl)-3-oxoindole-5-sulfonate

InChIKey

JFVXEJADITYJHK-UHFFFAOYSA-L

SMILES

C1=CC2=C(C=C1S(=O)(=O)[O-])C(=C(N2)C3=NC4=C(C3=O)C=C(C=C4)S(=O)(=O)[O-])O.[Na+].[Na+]

Synonyms (119)
  • BLUDIGO
  • E-132
  • Indigo Carmine BP
  • Indigotindisulfonate sodium (USP)
  • Indigotindisulfonate sodium, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • 12070 Blue
  • 1311 Blue
  • A.F. Blue No. 2
  • Acid Blue 74
  • Acid Blue W
  • Acid Leather Blue IC
  • Airdale blue IN
  • Airedale Blue IN
  • Amacid Brilliant Blue
  • Aniline Carmine powder
  • Atul Indigo Carmine
  • Bleu covalac w 6504
  • Bucacid indigotine B
  • C.I. ACID BLUE 74
  • C.I. Food Blue 1
  • C.I. Natural Blue 2
  • Canacert Indigo Carmine
  • Cilefa Blue R
  • Disodium 5,5'-disulfoindigo
  • Dolkwal Indigo Carmine
  • Edicol Supra Blue X
  • FD and C Blue No. 2
  • FD&C Blue No. 2
  • Food Blue No. 2
  • Gardenia grun p-ac-8
  • Grape Blue A
  • Grape Blue A Geigy
  • HD Indigo Carmine
  • HD Indigo Carmine Supra
  • Hexacert Blue No. 2
  • Hexacol Indigo Carmine Supra
  • Holunder p-ac-5
  • INDIGO CARMINE [MART.]
  • INS NO.132
  • Indigo Carmine A
  • Indigo Carmine AC
  • Indigo Carmine Conc. FQ
  • Indigo Carmine Disodium Salt
  • Indigo Carmine Powder
  • Indigo Carmine X
  • Indigo carmine
  • Indigo carmine, p.a.
  • Indigo-karmin
  • Indigo-karmin [German]
  • Indigocarmin
  • Indigocarmine (JP18)
  • Indigotin I
  • Indigotindisulfonate sodium
  • Indigotindisulphonate sodium
  • Indigotine
  • Indigotine (E132)
  • Indigotine B
  • Indigotine Blue LZ
  • Indigotine Conc. Powder
  • Indigotine Extra Pure A
  • Indigotine I
  • Indigotine IA
  • Indigotine Lake
  • Indigotine N
  • Indigotine disodium salt
  • Indocarmine F
  • Intense Blue
  • L Blue Z 5010
  • L-Blau 2
  • L-Blau 2 [German]
  • Maple Indigo Carmine
  • Mitsui Indigo Carmine
  • Modr Kysela 74
  • Modr Kysela 74 [Czech]
  • Modr Potravinarska 1
  • Modr Potravinarska 1 [Czech]
  • Murabba
  • Natural blue 2
  • Sachsischblau
  • San-ei Indigo Carmine
  • Schultz Nr. 1309
  • Schultz Nr. 1309 [German]
  • Sodium indigotindisulfonate
  • Soluble Indigo
  • Soluble Indigo Blue
  • Usacert Blue No. 2
  • carmin indigo
  • indaco carminio
  • indigo carmim

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