cochineal

Laboratory
21th Century
Recipe Details

Evidence

"The ink gave an absorption maximum at 500 nm and it belongs to the carminic acid found in cochineal (Whitney et al., 2007)."

Remarks

Identified as carminic acid via its spectrum and comparison with literature standards (p. 63, 64).

Scientific Analysis
Chemical Compositioncarminic acid
Analytical Techniques
UV-Vis
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorRed
RegionLaboratory
Approx. Year2050
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
Collectionlaboratory prepared
Language
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