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Insect-derived food colors

Cochineal on opuntia. Original file: [Cochineal on opuntia.jpg](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACochineal_on_opuntia.jpg). Creator: Jengod. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). Attribution: Jengod. Downloaded from the verified Commons file page; unaltered image. Checked 2026-10-25.
Dactylopius coccus , Dactylopiidae, Cochineal; Lanzarote, Guatiza; Fertilized, dried females are used in homeopathy as remedy: Coccus cacti (Coc-c.). Original file: [Dactylopius coccus 01.jpg](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ADactylopius_coccus_01.jpg). Creator: H. Zell. License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0). Attribution: H. Zell. Downloaded from the verified Commons file page; unaltered image. Checked 2026-10-25.
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Cochineal on opuntia. Original file: [Cochineal on opuntia.jpg](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACochineal_on_opuntia.jpg). Creator: Jengod. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). Attribution: Jengod. Downloaded from the verified Commons file page; unaltered image. Checked 2026-10-25.

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The red colorant carmine is made from cochineal, a small scale insect, not a beetle. It is one food color derived from animals; in the United States, labels must identify it as “carmine” or “cochineal extract.”