Cochineal is a red dye mainly used as a food colouring. It is obtained from a scale insect (Dactylopius Coccus) which lives on the Opuntia (prickly pear) cactus. Cochineal originally came from Mexico and was used by the Aztecs and Mayans.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is a red food dye made by crushing the cochineal beetle Dactylopius coccus.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Polish cochineal was created in 1758.
Cochineal is a red food dye made by crushing the cochineal beetle Dactylopius coccus.
There is no pigment made from cochineal. Real cochineal is a dye (not pigment) that is extracted form a beetle, but it is a potential allergen. Although it is often referred to as cochineal, it is also called carmine.
cochineal + fire = carmine cactus + beetle = cochineal