Comparing E133 - Brilliant blue FCF vs E152 - Black 7984
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What is blue 1 made of?
A synthetic triarylmethane dye used as a food color; it's the disodium salt of a sulfonated aromatic compound and is water‑soluble. An insoluble 'lake' form is made by depositing the dye onto aluminum hydroxide for use in fats and coatings.
What does blue 1 do to your body?
At typical dietary levels it has no known physiological effect; most ingested Blue 1 is poorly absorbed and is excreted. Rarely, sensitive individuals may have allergic-type reactions or temporary blue-green stool/urine.
Is blue 1 dye bad for you?
No—major regulators (FDA, EFSA, JECFA) consider it safe at permitted levels, with an EFSA ADI of 6 mg/kg body weight per day. Adverse reactions are uncommon and usually limited to rare hypersensitivity.
How is blue 1 made?
It’s synthesized from petroleum‑derived aromatic compounds by constructing a triarylmethane core, then sulfonating and oxidizing it to a water‑soluble disodium salt. The 'lake' form is produced by precipitating the dye onto aluminum hydroxide.
Does blue 1 cause cancer?
Current evidence does not show that Blue 1 causes cancer at permitted food-use levels. Long-term animal studies and evaluations by EFSA/JECFA have not identified carcinogenic or genotoxic concerns.
What is black carbon?
In the food-additive context, carbon black (E152, Food Black 2) is a synthetic paracrystalline carbon pigment made by incomplete combustion of heavy oils; it is distinct from atmospheric “black carbon” (soot).
What is carbon black used for?
As a food additive it serves as a black colorant (though it is not permitted in the EU and many other jurisdictions); beyond food, it’s widely used to reinforce rubber (especially tires) and as a pigment in plastics, inks, and paints.
What is carbon black software?
That refers to a cybersecurity product and is unrelated to the E152 food color; E152 carbon black is a manufactured black pigment historically used as Food Black 2.
What is carbon black cloud?
Carbon Black Cloud is a cybersecurity platform, not the food additive; E152 is a synthetic carbon pigment used as a black colorant.
Who owns carbon black?
If you mean the software company, that’s separate; as a material/food additive, carbon black (E152) is a generic commodity produced by multiple manufacturers and isn’t owned by any single company.