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Sustainable consumption is today’s trend and consumers are looking for more natural options, free from dyes and other artificial additives. Natural dyes are a great and valuable option to the challenge of a growing demand of clean labels solutions. Natural dyes are obtained from food and other natural materials either by physical or chemical extraction […]

Use of carmine color from cochineal remains very popular today. This dye is used to give red or pink coloring to many products. It is designated E120 by the Food Industry Currently carmine is a versatile product of great value for many industries, such as: FOOD INDUSTRY: In general, it is used in any product […]

On November 28, 29 and 30, Food Ingredients Europe 2017 (FI EUROPE) will be held in Germany, this being the largest meeting place for food and beverage professionals. Held every two years, it focuses on the market situation and future prospects. For three days, participants have the opportunity for informal networking, to build new business […]

To talk about Carmine, one should start talking about Cochineal. Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) is a plant-parasitic hemipterans insect belonging to the family Dactylopidae, which lives in the prickly pear cactus. It is mainly used for extraction of the dye composed of two substances known as carmine and carminic acid. It is native to Peru and […]