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Cochineal

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Product Name:
Cochineal
Synonyms:
  • cochenilledye
  • cochineal(dye)
  • 7-beta-D-Glucopyranosyl-3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxy-1-methyl-9,10-dioxoanthracene-2-carboxylic acid
  • 3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxy-1-methyl-9,10-dioxo-7-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]anthracene-2-carboxylic acid
  • 3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxy-9,10-diketo-1-methyl-7-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methylol-tetrahydropyran-2-yl)anthracene-2-carboxylic acid
  • Cochineal acid
  • NATURAL RED 4
  • FD AND C CARMINE
CAS:
1343-78-8
MF:
C22H20O13
MW:
492.39
EINECS:
215-680-6
Product Categories:
  • Anthraquinones
  • Hydroxyanthraquinones
Mol File:
1343-78-8.mol
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Cochineal Chemical Properties

Colour Index 
75470
form 
Powder
color 
Red
Merck 
2457
EPA Substance Registry System
Cochineal (dye) (1343-78-8)
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Safety Information

Safety Statements 
22-24/25
WGK Germany 
2
RTECS 
GG5350000

MSDS

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Cochineal Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Cochineal is a red coloring material from the dried bodies of the female insect Coccus cacti and harvested from cultivated cacti. The raw material is obtained primarily from the Canary Islands and parts of South America. Boiling cochineal with mineral acid produces carmine red (ClH12O7). Precipitating a mixture of cochineal and alum produces a bright red pigment. Cochineal is used as a color additive in food, drugs and cosmetics. It is also used as a microscopic stain and biological marker.

Uses

Cochineal is a red colorant extracted from the dried bodies of the female insect coccus cacti. The coloring is carminic acid in which the water-soluble extract is . It precipitates at ph 3, has good stability at ph 4, and excellent stability at ph 5–8. It has low tinctorial strength and has excellent stability to heat and light. It is also stable in retorted protein systems where other food dyes are unstable. It is used in foods requiring red coloring.

Definition

A red coloring matter consisting of the dried bodies of the female insects Coccus cacti. The coloring principle is carminic acid.

Essential oil composition

The principal pigment in cochineal is a protein-bound glycoside of the anthraquinone, carminic acid.

Cochineal Preparation Products And Raw materials

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