Across civilizations, the color red has always had great significance ... And if you have ever eaten a food product that lists carmine or cochineal extract, you have actually had a taste of ...

Just look for carmine or cochineal extract on the label to see for yourself ... but they're there for flavor and texture, not color. That bright red comes from something else called carmine.

Cochineal extract has few restrictions ... And to some food manufacturers, an organic, reliable, and beautiful source of color is a no-brainer. The obstacle tends to be psychological—but ...

But today, Peru dominates the market, and Mexico’s cochineal farms are disappearing. More from Big Business Cochineals are tiny bugs that live on prickly pear cactuses. The acid in their guts ...

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 ...

Yes, there are in fact strawberries in there, but they're there for flavor and texture, not color. That bright ... Just look for carmine or cochineal extract on the label to see for yourself.