Ponceau 4R Lake Colour NWS

Primary & Lake colours

1. There are two types of Food Colours: Primary and Lake

   1) Primary Colours. .
   Primary Colours are water-soluble and usually used for wet applications.
   2) Lake Colours.
   Lake Colours impart their colour by dispersion. Lake Colours are manufactured by adsorbing the Primary colour on to Aluminium Hydroxide. This is then dried and very finely milled. Lakes are generally used in Dry Applications where finely divided particles of lake, form a coating on the surface of the product.