Is Quinoline Yellow SS vegan?

Quinoline Yellow SS

Vegan

Quinoline Yellow SS is a bright yellow dye with a green shade, belonging to the quinophthalone class of pigments. It is insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. It exhibits notable photostability, attributed to excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) behaviour.

Also known as Solvent Yellow 33
CAS number 8003-22-3
CI number CI 47000
Last reviewed 3 June 2026

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