Carmosine is used as what colour in food dyes.

Azorubine, carmoisine, Food Red3, Azorubin S, Brillantcarmoisin O, Acid Red14, or C.I.14720 is a synthetic red food dye from the azo dye group. It usually comes as a disodium salt. It is a red to maroon powder. It is used for the purposes where the food is heat-treated after fermentation. It has E number E122. Some of the foods it can be present in are blancmange, marzipan, Swiss roll, jams, preserves, yoghurts, jellies, breadcrumbs, rose syrup, nougat and cheesecake mixes. It is also present in Oraldene Mouthwash and in Fanta produced in Africa.

carmoisine with a alternate name of Azorubine has the internal number of122 or E122. It is used for those food which are heat treated and lost their colors. So it is a color remediating additive.

 Carmoisine is an azo dye.its chemical name is Di-sodium salt of2-(4 sulpho -1-naphthylazo)-1-naphthol-4-sulphonic acid.The E Number of Carmoisine is122.E numbers are codes for substances which can be used as food additives for use within the European Union and Switzerland (the "E" stands for "Europe")..Carmoisine is  synthetic food dye in the red to maroon colour range. Other names for Carmoisine include Azorubine, Food Red3, Azorubin S, Brillantcarmoisin O, Acid Red14, or C.I.14720

 

Common uses include: Baked Products, Ice Cream, Condiments, Jelly Crystals, Candy and Cough Drops , Drinks