4915 Allura red AC Colour additive used in gelatins, puddings, custards, beverages, sauces, toppings, fruits, dairy products, bakery products, jams, jellies, condiments, meat and poultry Allura Red AC is a red azo dye that goes by several names including: Allura Red, Food Red 17, C.I. 16035, FD&C Red 40, 2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5-((2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfophenyl)azo)-, disodium salt, and disodium 6-hydroxy-5-((2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfophenyl)azo)-2-naphthalene-sulfonate. It is used as a food dye and has the E number E129. Allura Red AC was originally introduced in the United States as a replacement for the use of amaranth as a food coloring. Allura Red AC is one of many High Production Volume Chemicals. Some manufacturers of Allura Red AC include: Asim Products, Sanchi Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., and Warner-Jenkinson Europe Ltd. Upon its introduction into the market, there were fears that Allura Red AC was carcinogenic; however, studies have since shown that this is not the case.[citation needed] The initial reports of its consumption causing tumors have since been shown to have been caused by the presence of para-cresidine.[citation needed] Although para-cresidine is an important reactant in the manufacture of Allura Red AC and is a known carcinogen, further studies conducted since have found no trace of para-cresidine to be present in food-grade Allura Red AC.[citation needed]. 25956-17-6 C18H16N2O8S2 White powder. 300 °C 225 mg/mL at 25 °C Not listed by IARC. 2014-09-11T05:19:39Z 2014-12-24T20:26:58Z http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allura_red_AC true COC1=CC(=C(C)C=C1\N=N\C1=C(O)C=CC2=CC(=CC=C12)S(O)(=O)=O)S(O)(=O)=O C18H16N2O8S2 InChI=1S/C18H16N2O8S2/c1-10-7-14(16(28-2)9-17(10)30(25,26)27)19-20-18-13-5-4-12(29(22,23)24)8-11(13)3-6-15(18)21/h3-9,21H,1-2H3,(H,22,23,24)(H,25,26,27)/b20-19+ InChIKey=UQWIHFJXDRNUDP-FMQUCBEESA-N 452.458 452.034806878 Exogenous Solid HMDB32884 26351025