C.I. Food Yellow 3 Aluminum Lake

CAS 15790-07-5

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 15790-07-5 — 1 Al³⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Dystar

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Sensient Colors

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureFoodTextiles

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Pigment in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Dye in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS15790-07-5

PubChem CID61817

DTXSIDDTXSID6044222

FormulaC16H9AlN2O7S2

Mol. Weight432.4 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC(=CC=C1N=NC2=C(C=CC3=C2C=CC(=C3)S(=O)(=O)[O-])[O-])S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Al+3]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6044222Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 61817Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

C.I. Food Yellow 3 Aluminum Lake (CAS 15790-07-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/15790-07-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6044222. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6044222 PubChem: 61817. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/61817 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 15790-07-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 15790-07-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting