Elderberry is indigenous to North America and Europe, but some regions cultivate this plant. In Europe, the flower is used as a raw material for foods, herbal remedies and cosmetics. Its berries are used to make elderberry wine. Elderberry Color is o

Cochineal Extract is composed mainly of carminic acid. It is obtained by extraction with water from desiccated Cochineal insects. These insects are sessile parasites, living on cacti native to Central and South America. Carmine dye has long been used

Carthamus, a native to Egypt, is cultivated worldwide in countries such as Spain, India and China. Introduction into Japan is said to be around third to fourth century A.D. by the Silk Road. Yamagata prefecture is now the largest producer but in the

Carthamus, an annual of the Asteraceae family, is known for its yellow to red-orange flowers and as the raw material for making safflower oil. Carthamus Yellow is the yellow water-soluble pigment extracted from the flower. Carthamus Red is extracted