Lake Food Colours

Advantages of Lake Colours

  • Stability to light
  • Stability to Acids and Alkalis – satisfactory between PH 4 – 7
  • Virtually insoluble in solvents and have "minimum bleed" in water
  • Give bright colours
  • Suitable for products containing oils and fats

Lake Colours

Color Shade
(12%-18%) (22%-28%) (35%-42%)
Common Name Color Index No. E.E.C. NO. F.D. & C. NO.
Tanacol Lake Indigo Carmine F.D.&C. Blue 2 Lake Food Blue 73015 : 1 E 132
Tanacol Lake Indigo Carmine F.D.&C. Blue 2 Lake Food Blue 73015 : 1 E 132
Tanacol Lake Patent Blue Food Blue 5 Lake 42051 : 1 E 131
Tanacol Lake Black PN Food Black 1 Lake 28440 : 1 E 151
Tanacol Lake Erythrosine F.D.&C. Red 3 Lake Food Red 14 45430 : 1 E 127
Tanacol Lake Allura Red F.D.&C. Red 40 Lake Food Red 17 16035 : 1 E 129
Tanacol Lake Ponceau 4R Food Red 7 Lake 16255 : 1 E 124
Tanacol Lake Amarnath F.D.&C. Red 2 Lake Food Red 9 16185 : 1 E 123
Tanacol Lake Carmoisine Food Red 3 Azorubine 14720 : 1 E 122
TanacolChocolate Brown HT Food Brown 3 Lake 20285 : 1 E 155
Tanacol Lake Brilliant Blue FCF F.D.&C. Blue 1 Lake Food Blue 2 42090 : 1 E 133
Tanacol Lake Green F.D.&C. Green 4 Lake 44090 : 1 E 142
Tanacol Lake Quinoline Yellow D.& C. Yellow 10 Lake Food Yellow 13 47005 : 1 E 104
Tanacol Lake Tartrazine F.D.&C. Yellow 5 Lake 19140 : 1 E 102
Tanacol Lake Sunset Yellow F.D.&C. Yellow 6 Lake Food Yellow 3 15985 : 1 E 110
Note: Actual color shades may vary from the shades shown above

Application for Lake Colours