[[Fil:Tartrazine.svg|thumb|[[Strukturformel]] af tartrazin-molekylet]]
[[Fil:Tartrazine-3D-vdW.png|thumb|Model af tartrazin-molekylet. Natriumionerne er violette.]]
'''Tartrazin''' er et såkaldt [[azofarvestof]], som har bruttoformlen [[Carbon|C]]<sub>16</sub>[[Hydrogen|H]]<sub>9</sub>[[Nitrogen|N]]<sub>4</sub>[[Natrium|Na]]<sub>3</sub>[[Oxygen|O]]<sub>9</sub>[[Svovl|S]]<sub>2</sub>. Det er mistænkt for at påvirke [[nervesystemet]] og [[psyke]]n, ikke mindst hos børn.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/food-additives-could-be-as-damaging-as-lead-in-petrol-804890.html |title=Food additives 'could be as damaging as lead in petrol' – Health News, Health & Wellbeing – The Independent<!-- Robotgenereret titel --> |access-date= 6. april 2008 |archive-date= 6. april 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406065644/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/food-additives-could-be-as-damaging-as-lead-in-petrol-804890.html |url-status=ok }}</ref>. Tilsættes fx gul [[sodavand]] og [[vingummi]]. Tartrazin har [[e-nummer]] E102.
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