Topic summary
FD&C Yellow 6
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Sunset yellow FCF.
Sunset yellow FCF (also known as orange yellow S, or C.I. 15985) is a petroleum-derived orange azodye with a pH-dependent maximum absorption at about 480 nm at pH 1 and 443 nm at pH 13, with a shoulder at 500 nm. When added to foods sold in the United States, it is known as FD&CYellow 6; when sold in Europe, it is denoted by E NumberE110.