Tartrazine and sunset yellow analysis in soft drinks by spectrophotometric method / Salahudin Ab Azit

• Main Author: Ab Azit, Salahudin
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Colored compounds. Including phthaleins, eosin, animal and plant pigments; Beverages; Tea, coffee, cocoa, etc.
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/44849/1/44849.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/44849/

Food dye is one of widely used additives in food industry to improve and enhance the attractiveness of the foodstuff. Tartrazine and sunset yellow are synthetic food dye which contain azo (N=N) functional group in their chemical structures. These dyes can become carcinogenic as the azo groups can tr...