| Color |
Magenta - pink -red |
| Source |
Dried Female Cochineal Insect |
| Solubility |
Water, Mineral Acids, ether, alkali,
|
| Insoluble in |
Oils and Fats, alcohol, organic
Solvents. |
| Type |
Lake pigment |
| Stability |
Stable in Heat and Light
pH 5.0 to 5.5 at 25° |
| Storage |
Cool Dark Place |
| Applications |
Fruits, yogurts, processed food,
cosmetics. |
It is the raw form of carmine when freshly extracted from the cochineal
extract. The color additive cochineal extract is the concentrated solution
obtained after removing the alcohol from an aqueous-alcoholic extract of
cochineal (Dactylopius coccus costa). Cochineal extract may be safely used
for coloring foods generally in amounts consistent with good manufacturing
practice.
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