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What is Cochineal Carmine Powder?

Cochineal Carmine is a natural pigment extracted from female cochineal parasitized on cactus plants, and a red pigment extracted from female cochineal dry body after grinding with water. The main ingredient is cochineal acid (also known as carminic acid, which is an anthraquinone derivative).

Cochineal is a natural coloring that provides a characteristic pink, red or purple hue while demonstrating excellent heat and light stability.Cochineal insects are soft-bodied, flat, oval-shaped scale insects, native to tropical and subtropical South America and Mexico. They live on cacti, feeding on the plant’s moisture and nutrients.Carminic acid is a substance found in high concentration in cochineal insects. It is extracted from the insect’s body and eggs and is mixed with aluminum or calcium salts to make carmine dye (also known as cochineal).

The words Cochineal, Cochineal Extract, Carmine, Crimson Lake, Natural Red 4, C.I. 75470, E120, and even some ‘natural colorings’ refer to a dye called ‘carminic acid’, which is primarily used as a food coloring and in cosmetics.

Cochineal red and curcumin, annatto, chili red, β-carotene, etc. can be compounded into a series of products with different shades.

Cochineal Extract Carmine Powder Specifications