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Home/Compounds/Food Additive/Amaranth
C20H11N2Na3O10S3
604.5 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning

Acid red 27

CAS915-67-3EC213-022-2
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
synthetic food colorant

Amaranth is an organic molecular entity used as a synthetic food colorant. It is a water-soluble azo dye that imparts a red to purple-red color.

synthetic food colorant

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

trisodium;3-hydroxy-4-[(4-sulfonatonaphthalen-1-yl)diazenyl]naphthalene-2,7-disulfonate

InChIKey

WLDHEUZGFKACJH-UHFFFAOYSA-K

SMILES

C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CC=C2S(=O)(=O)[O-])N=NC3=C4C=CC(=CC4=CC(=C3O)S(=O)(=O)[O-])S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+]

Synonyms (150)
  • E123
  • Amaranth USP
  • Amaranthe usp (biological stain)
  • 1302 Red
  • 1508 Red
  • AMARANTH [MART.]
  • Acetacid Red 2BR
  • Acid Amaranth
  • Acid Amaranth I
  • Acid Amaranth N
  • Acid Leather Red I 2BW
  • Acid Leather Rubine S
  • Acid red 27
  • Acilan Red SE
  • Aizen Amaranth
  • Amacid Amaranth
  • Amarant
  • Amarant [Czech]
  • Amaranth
  • Amaranth (>85%)
  • Amaranth (dye)
  • Amaranth (e 123)
  • Amaranth A
  • Amaranth B
  • Amaranth BPC
  • Amaranth Dye (80%)
  • Amaranth Extra
  • Amaranth J
  • Amaranth Lake
  • Amaranth R
  • Amaranth S
  • Amaranth S Specially Pure
  • Amaranth WD
  • Amaranth red
  • Amaranth, Dye content 85-95 %
  • Amaranthe
  • Azo Red R
  • Azo Rubine S.FQ
  • Azo Rubine SF
  • Azo Ruby S
  • Azo rubine S
  • Azorubin S
  • Azorubine S (C.I. 16185)
  • Bordeaux S
  • Bordeaux S Extra Pure A
  • C.I. Acid Red 27
  • C.I. Food Red 9
  • C.I.Acid Red 27 (free acid)
  • Calcocid amaranth
  • Canacert Amaranth
  • Certicol Amaranth S
  • Cerven kysela 27
  • Cerven kysela 27 [Czech]
  • Cerven potravinarska 9
  • Cilefa Rubine 2B
  • Cranberry Red
  • D and C Red 2
  • D&C Red 2
  • Daishiki Amaranth
  • Dolkwal Amaranth
  • Dye FDC Red 2
  • Dye Red Raspberry
  • EEC No. 123
  • Edicol Amaranth
  • Edicol Supra Amaranth A
  • Eurocert Amaranth
  • FD & C Red No. 2
  • FD and C Red No. 2
  • FD&C RED NO. 2 (DELISTED)
  • FD&C Red 2
  • Fast Red
  • Food Red 9
  • Food Red No.2
  • Food red 2
  • Fruit Red A Geigy
  • GR 229055A
  • HD Amaranth B
  • HD Amaranth Supra
  • Hexacert Red No. 2
  • Hexacol Amaranth B Extra
  • Hidacid Amaranth
  • Hispacid Red AM
  • INS NO.123
  • Java Amaranth
  • KCA Foodcol Amaranth A
  • Kayaku Amaranth
  • Kayaku Food Colour Red No. 2
  • Kiton Rubine S
  • L Red Z 3050
  • L-Red 3
  • L-Rot 3
  • L-Rot 3 [German]
  • Lissamine
  • Lissamine Amaranth AC
  • Maple Amaranth
  • Naphthol Red B
  • Naphthol Red C
  • Naphthol Red LZS
  • Naphthol Red O
  • Naphthol Red S
  • Naphthol Red S Specially Pure
  • Naphthol Red SI
  • Naphtol rot s.
  • Naptholrot S
  • Naptholrot S [German]
  • Neklacid Red A
  • Rakuto Amaranth
  • Raspberry Red For Jellies
  • Red Dye No. 2
  • Red No. 2
  • S-Azo Rubine
  • SCB-4380?
  • San-ei Amaranth
  • Schultz Nr. 212
  • Schultz Nr. 212 [German]
  • Shikiso Amaranth
  • Solar Red O
  • Takaoka Amaranth
  • Tertracid Red A
  • Toyo Amaranth
  • Usacert Red No. 2
  • Victoria Rubine O
  • Victoria rubine O for food
  • Whortleberry Red
  • amaranth (FD&C red no. 2)