Intelligent food packaging system exhibits enhanced communication function by providing
dynamic product information to various stakeholders (eg, consumers, retailers, distributors) …

As a current trend of fabricating healthier products, food manufacturing companies seek for
natural-based food colorant aiming to replace the synthetic ones, which apart from meeting …

Carminic acid is a natural red dye extracted from the insect Dactylopius coccus. Due to its
ideal dying effect and high safety, it is widely used in food and cosmetics industries …

Teaching complex instrumental analysis with real-life applications is vital for enhancing
students' understanding and cultivating their interest in learning. This study utilizes olive oil …

Based on molecular simulations, the synthetic route of water-insoluble gardenia blue
pigment was prepared by the reaction of genipin and L-Phenylalanine methyl ester …

Carmine, as a widely used dye, is one kind of refractory organic pollutants that endanger the
water environment. Finding an efficient and environmentally friendly degradation method is …

An activity that brings together chemistry and art, incorporates a real-world incident, and
asks students to consider concepts of solubility is described. The activity was inspired by the …

Daguerreotypes are valued artifacts that constitute a unique historical photographic memory
of the 19th century. Understanding their surface chemistry is important in order to conserve …

This work deals with the carminic acid stabilization in a silica matrix and the study of
structural properties. Results indicate that silica provides exceptional thermal stability to the …

Few sources of red (anthraquinoids) and blue (indigoids) dyes were used in pre‐Hispanic
textiles from different cultures, periods, and areas in the South‐Central Andes. Yellow dyes …