Cochineal’s significance as a red dye has guided human history in the Americas and beyond. So first, what is cochineal? Cochineal is the name of the insect and the red dye that is made from it.

That bright red comes from something else called carmine. Oh, and it's made from squashed bugs. Squashed female cochineal bugs, to be specific. They're tick-sized critters native to Mesoamerica ...

and Mexico’s cochineal farms are disappearing. More from Big Business Cochineals are tiny bugs that live on prickly pear cactuses. The acid in their guts makes a red dye used in textiles ...

where it was employed by the natives in producing those beautiful red colors on feathers, which were made into divers curious Indian fabrics Cochineal is sold at from one dollar and a half to two ...

Starbucks previously used to use cochineal, a red dye made from crushed beetles, in some of its drinks and food. While the red-dyed products made up a small percentage of Starbucks’ offerings ...

Thirty other patients had negative patch test results. Carmine is a widely used pigment derived from gravid cochineal insects. Carminic acid is the source of its color. Only two previous ...

Carmine, the intense red pigment harvested from the cochineal beetle that is widely used in color cosmetics, food and textiles is now available via animal-free biomanufacturing thanks to Debut's ...

The shell of the female cochineal contains a vibrant red chemical called carminic acid. Carminic acid's color is pH-dependent. For a more orange-red, you can lower the pH (make it more acidic). To ...

The ancient Greeks originally had it. The story of the red carpet comes from the fact that cochineal. It's a very expensive dye. They wanted to use the best dyes to make this very expensive carpet ...