Added Food Colours

Natural colours are the approved extracts from fruits, vegetables, spices and insects used to colour our food.

[ Lemon shock when saw this. Insects???? O.O ]

Cochineal, an intense red colouring material obtained by extraction of the dried female bodies of the insect Cocus cacti, is most frequently utilised as Cochineal Carmine, its aluminium lake form, which is oil dispersable and insoluble in most solvents except alkali. The lake colour exhibits excellent light fastness and good temperature and pH stability. Its uses are in preserves, confectionery coatings, baked goods, yoghurts and retorted canned food. Cochineal extract itself, is water soluble and can be used in soft drinks, wines and spirits.

Extract from insect ??? -__-
But then lecturer told us that nowadays if you see this cochineal in the labelling of packaging, it is the artificial one, not really extract from insect^^