alvin's caramel colour sgy - 21 is a spirit soluble caramel used by the spirit industry to colour blended whisky, rum, brandy and other alcoholic beverages. It has a medium colouring power but exhibits good sunlight stability.
technical specifications
| caramel colour class | i (e-150 a) |
| colour intensity * | 0. 047 - 0. 055 |
| ebc units | 18,000 - 20,000 |
| specific gravity @ 15. 6° c | 1. 300 - 1. 330 |
| ph ' as is ' @ 20. 0° c | 3. 0 - 4. 0 |
| alcohol solubility(% v/v) | 80 % |
| shelf life | 12 months |
*absorbance at 610 nm 0. 1 % solution in 1 cm cell on a 2 nm bandwidth spectrophotometer.
the above colour additive meets all the standards and specifications for caramel as requested by health authorities and the bureau of indian standards is:4467. In addition the above caramel colour meets all international fcc requirements.
packed in 70 kg / 45kg & bulk tankers for domestic customers & 260 kg / 25 kg for overseas customers.