Name FD&C Yellow 5 Aluminum Lake Description FD&C Yellow 5 Aluminum Lake is an artificial color derived from coal tar. It is also known as tartrazine or tartrazine yellow. It is the trisodium salt of tartrazine acid. Benefits Imparts color to products. Considerations • Genotoxicity
FD&C Yellow 5 Aluminum Lake has been found to display genotoxicity in lab tests. The conclusion was that tartrazine could trigger cancer development. • Neurotoxin
Tartrazine is a suspected neurotoxin that depletes GABA and dopamine from the brain, creating an inflammatory state. • Endocrine Disruptor
Some studies have found tartrazine to disrupt the body's hormone system by mimicking estrogen.
• Liver Toxin
Some animal studies suggest that higher amounts of tartrazine may be damaging to the liver. • Allergies
Some people may be allergic to this colorant. • Respiratory Toxin
May cause respiratory inflammation in aerosolized products. Synonyms Tartrazine
1934-21-0
Acid yellow 23
Yellow 5
Food Yellow 4
Aizen tartrazine
Tartraphenine
Tartran Yellow
FD & C Yellow no. 5
Amacid Yellow T
Cilefa Yellow T
FD&C Yellow No. 5
1342-47-8
trisodium salt
A.F. Yellow No. 4
C.I. 19140
Tartrazine FD&C Yellow #5
C.I. ACID YELLOW 23
Atul Tartrazine
Erio Tartrazine
Kako Tartrazine
Tartrazine Lake Research Sources https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25750299/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0065128115001105?via%3Dihub https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20667460/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22562034/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30847814/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28356238/ https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/164825 Summary Genotoxic, neurotoxin, endocrine disruption, liver toxin, allergen, respiratory toxin.
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