Centuries before the now-banned red dye No. 3 was synthesized in a lab, humans turned to insects to color their foods, ...

Carmine is a widely used pigment derived from gravid cochineal insects. Carminic acid is the source of its color. Only two previous publications describing allergic contact dermatitis from carmine ...

Greig: So I just think it's ironic people are freaked out about insects ... for flavor and texture, not color. That bright red comes from something else called carmine. Oh, and it's made from ...

To many people’s surprise, Carmine originates from a cochineal insect that is native to Central ... the cosmetic industry due to its bright red color that is hard to replicate effectively ...