Allura Red is a red food additive that is added to food, medicine and health products and doubles their beauty. So it has many customers all over the world.
Allura Red AC is a red azo dye that has several names, including FD&C Red 40 and is used as a food coloring and has the number E129. It is usually supplied as the sodium salt, red, but can also be used as calcium and potassium salts. These salts are soluble in water. In solution, its maximum absorption is around 504 nm. Red food coloring number 17 is a popular color around the world. Its annual production in 1980 was more than 2.3 million kilograms. The European Union approves Allura Red AC as a food colorant. Allura Red is the most common red dye in the United States, completely replacing amaranth (red dye number 2) and also replacing erythrosine (red dye number 3) in most cases due to the negative health effects of these two dyes.