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E numbers, short for Europe numbers, are codes for substances used as food additives, including those found naturally in many foods, such as vitamin C, for use within the European Union and European F
A solution of E101 riboflavin (also known as vitamin B2)
Crystals of E621 monosodium glutamate (MSG), a flavour enhancer
Carmine
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Carmine – also called cochineal, cochineal extract, crimson lake, or carmine lake – is a pigment of a bright-red color obtained from the aluminium complex derived from carminic acid. Specific code nam
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…Norway. Products in the EU require warnings and its use is being phased out. Approved in the US. E111 Orange GGN Orange E120 Cochineal, Carminic acid, Carmine (Natural Red 4) Crimson Approved in the EU. Approved in the US. E121 Citrus Red 2 Orange to pink Approved in the United States only for use in colouring…
A cluster of Dactylopius coccus (cochineal scale) females growing in Barlovento, Canary Islands
Zapotec cochineal nests on Opuntia ficus-indica host cacti
Use of carmine as a staining agent in histology (here on a flatworm)
Tapestry shirt fragment, Peru, Chancay, c. 1000-1470 AD