Caramel Colours
E150a-E150d
E150a, E150b, E150c, E150d, caramel colours, caramel colors, caramel colour, caramel color, Class I caramel, Class II caramel, Class III caramel, Class IV caramel, burnt sugar colour
What it is
A family of four brown food colours made by controlled heating of carbohydrates, with the classes distinguished by the reagents permitted during manufacture.
Why BOTIA flags it
BOTIA flags it because the generic term caramel colour can cover four distinct classes with different manufacturing specifications, and some labels do not identify the class.
BOTIA CAN
- Identify E150a, E150b, E150c or E150d when the class is declared and recognise generic caramel colour wording.
- Trigger the E-number and Woman layers while keeping the class distinction explicit and avoiding a sex-specific conclusion from the label alone.
BOTIA CANNOT
- Infer the exact caramel class when the label only says caramel colour or caramel color.
- Measure process by-products such as 4-methylimidazole or determine their concentration from label text.