Official EU label nameGlossary entry 879

ACID YELLOW 23

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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CAS:1934-21-0

EC:217-699-5

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ACID YELLOW 23

Cosmetic functions: HAIR DYEING

Trisodium 5-hydroxy-1-(4-sulphophenyl)-4-(4-sulphophenylazo)pyrazole-3-carboxylate (CI 19140)

Inventory restriction note: III/189 IV/44

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ACID YELLOW 23

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 1934-21-0

CAS 1934-21-0PubChem CID 164825

Tartrazine

Tartrazine is an organic sodium salt which is the trisodium salt of tartrazine acid. A synthetic lemon yellow azo dye used as a food colouring. It has a role as a histological dye and a food colouring. It contains a tartrazine(3-). — ChEBI

IUPAC name: trisodium;5-oxo-1-(4-sulfonatophenyl)-4-[(4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]-4H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate

Molecular formula: C16H9N4Na3O9S2
Molecular weight: 534.4 g/mol
Exact mass: 533.95040307 Da
Topological polar surface area: 229.0 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 12
Covalent units: 4
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Yellow 5Food Yellow 4Aizen tartrazineTartraphenineTartran YellowAmacid Yellow TCilefa Yellow T1342-47-8

16 more reported names

FD&C Yellow No. 5A.F. Yellow No. 4FD & C Yellow no. 5C.I. 19140Tartrazine FD&C Yellow #5Atul TartrazineErio TartrazineKako TartrazineTartrazine LakeTartrazine BTartrazine CTartrazine GTartrazine MTartrazine NTartrazine OTartrazine T

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:9405

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Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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