by FRanier (9960 pt) · 2019-Jun-07
Negative feedback on E120 http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/jecmono/v46je03.htm
Cochineal
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Cochineal or Carminic acid, is an additive used as a red dye in the food industry, in cosmetics and medicine. It can be produced naturally by the female Coccus cacti L. (Dactylopius coccus) (1) taken from its body or by eggs, or by way of chemical synthesis and it is the most commonly observed case in food products. The major producers of this...
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by AColumn (9287 pt) · 2019-Jun-07
An exhaustive and detailed study. http://www.jacobs-university.de/phd/files/1117719124.pdf
by FRanier (9960 pt) · 2019-Jun-07
Migraine: Between headache, pomegranate, seed of cochineal, and unidentified fish. Olry R, Haines DE. J Hist Neurosci. 2019 Mar 5:1-5. doi: 10.1080/0964704X.2018.1528517. Metatranscriptomic Analysis of the Bacterial Symbiont Dactylopiibacterium...
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Component typeChemical
Chemical RiskNot available
Last update2023-03-22 11:41
Main substances
2-C-α-glucofuranoside- Carminic acid
- Kermesic acid
- Spiroketalcarminic acid
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