What is Blue No.1 made from?

Question

I have to do a project on food coloring and I cant find what it is made out of and if Blue No.1 is natural or not.

Answer 1

Its a synthetic dye that comes from coal tar

Answer 2

monkies

Answer 3

its a synthetic dye that comes from coal tar according to wikipedia.

Answer 4

The chemical formation is C37H34N2Na2O9S3.

Answer 5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliant_B...

Answer 6

He is carnivorous and made from good stock.  Woof!

Answer 7

blue number 1 is made from red number 1 lol

Answer 8

Algie nailed it:

Brilliant Blue FCF (also known as FD&C Blue No.1, Food Blue 2, Acid Blue 9, D&C Blue No. 4, Alzen Food Blue No. 1, Alphazurine, Atracid Blue FG, Erioglaucine, Eriosky blue, Patent Blue AR, Xylene Blue VSG, and C.I. 42090) is a colorant that may be added to foods and other substances to induce a color change. It is denoted by E Number E133. It has the appearance of a reddish-blue powder. It is soluble in water; solution has maximum absorption at about 630 nm.

It is a synthetic dye derived from coal tar. It can be combined with tartrazine (E102) to produce various shades of green. It is often found in ice cream, tinned processed peas, dairy products, sweets, and drinks. It is also used in soaps, shampoos, and other hygiene and cosmetics applications. In soil science, Brilliant Blue is applied in tracing studies to visualize infiltration and water distribution in the soil.

It has previously been banned in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland among others but has been certified as a safe food additive in the EU and is today unbanned in most of the countries. In the United States production exceeds 1 million pounds annually, and daily consumption is around 16 mg per person.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliant_B...