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COCCINE [3 records]

Record 1 2016-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A tender spreading perennial (Cuphea ignea) used as a pot plant and having solitary bright-red tubular flowers with a dark ring at the end and a white mouth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Plante herbacée ou sous-ligneuse, à feuilles entières, et fleurs plus ou moins pendantes [...] calice glabre, rouge vif, à 6 dents évasées, avec un anneau noir et une zone blanche à la gorge [...] Mexique-Eté-Vivace.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
  • Food Additives
DEF

[A strawberry red color defined as a] trisodium salt of 1-(4-sulpho-1-naphthylazo)-2-naphthol-6:8-disulphonic acid....

OBS

See under "Ponceau colours".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Sel trisodique de l’acide (sulfo-4’ naphtylazo-1’)-1 hydroxy-2 naphtalène disulfonique-6,8.

CONT

Rouge cochenille A [...] Matière colorante de synthèse autorisée pour la coloration en masse et en surface des confiseries, glaces, boissons.

OBS

[...] «Rouge cochenille A»; cette dénomination doit remplacer les dénominations habituellement utilisées en France de «Coccine nouvelle» ou «Ponceau 4 R».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tinturas y pigmentos (Industrias)
  • Aditivos alimentarios
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Record 3 2000-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
DEF

A red pigment, soluble in water, alcohol and ether, the coloring principle of cochineal (Coccus cacti). A coloring for dairy milk and delicatessen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Pigment rouge, soluble dans l’eau, l’alcool et l’éther, constituant le principe colorant de la cochenille (Coccus cacti). Colorant pour produits laitiers et charcuteries.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
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