The demand within the global market for carmine has been increasing on account of the extensive usage of this extract in the food and beverages industry. Carmine is known by several other names such as carmine lake, crimson lake, cochineal extract, natural red, and cochineal. It is a red-coloured pigment and is obtained from carmine acid; a specific type of porphyrophora is used to produce the carmine pigment. The global market for ... Read more