E122 Azorubine, Carmoisine — is it halal?
Ruling: Halal
Description
Azorubine, Carmoisine is a synthetic monoazo dye: sodium naphthionate → diazotisation → coupling with sodium 1-naphthol-4-sulphonate → isolation of the sodium salt; per the Hilton-Davis patent — carbon on the naphthionate solution before diazotisation, ultrafiltration after coupling. The sources name no animal raw material in the synthesis.
Basis of the ruling
Azorubine (carmoisine) is a synthetic azo colour. It is made from sodium naphthionate and sodium 1-naphthol-4-sulphonate — petrochemical products — by diazotisation with hydrochloric acid and sodium nitrite, with sodium carbonate; common salt and sodium sulphate remain in the powder.
Names: Азорубин · Azorubine, Carmoisine · الأزوروبين (الكارموازين)
Also known as: CI 14720, E 122, E-122, Е122, INS 122, кармуазин, azorubine, carmoisine, CI Food Red 3, Food Red 3, Acid Red 14, Azorubin S, Brilliant carmoisine O, 偶氮玉红, الأزوروبين
Category: Colours
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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