Food Dye Chromatography Data Sheet

Food Dye Chromatography Data Sheet

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FOOD DYE CHROMATOGRAPHY DATA SHEET

Part I. Determining the Best Solvent System

Ethanol-Water

Dye	spot color	distance travelled	R_f		Dye	spot color	distance travelled	R_f
Solv.	--	________	--		G3	________	________	________
Y6	________	________	________		Y5	________	________	________
B1	________	________	________		R40	________	________	________
R3	________	________	________		B2	________	________	________

Butanol-Methyl Ethyl Ketone-Water-Ammonia

Dye	spot color	distance travelled	R_f		Dye	spot color	distance travelled	R_f
Solv.	--	________	--		G3	________	________	________
Y6	________	________	________		Y5	________	________	________
B1	________	________	________		R40	________	________	________
R3	________	________	________		B2	________	________	________

Butanol-Ethanol-Ammonia

Dye	spot color	distance travelled	R_f		Dye	spot color	distance travelled	R_f
Solv.	--	________	--		G3	________	________	________
Y6	________	________	________		Y5	________	________	________
B1	________	________	________		R40	________	________	________
R3	________	________	________		B2	________	________	________

Choice of Best Solvent System and Explanation