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E123 is a modified red azo dye used as a food dye and to color cosmetics. The name was taken from E123, a plant distinguished by its red color and edible protein-rich seeds.
E123 is an anionic dye. It can be applied to natural and synthetic fibers, leather, paper, and phenol-formaldehyde resins. As a food additive, it has E number E123. E123 usually comes as a trisodium salt. It has the appearance of reddish-brown, dark red to purple water-soluble powder that decomposes at 120 °C without melting. Its water solution has an absorption maximum of about 520 nm. Like all azo dyes, E123 was, during the middle of the 20th century, made from coal tar; modern synthetics are more likely to be made from petroleum byproducts.
Since 1976 E123 has been banned in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a suspected carcinogen. Its use is still legal in some countries, notably in the United Kingdom where it is most commonly used to give Glacé cherries their distinctive color.
Nature of Business: Suppliers, Manufacturers, Dealers, Exporters & Importers & Wholesalers | Area: Kolkata | Item Name: E123 Red