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Laccifer lacca Kerr

Coccus laccae [= Laccifer lacca Kerr], Ins., associated to certain trees in India MI... [Pg.177]

Kerria lacca KERR (Coccus laccae, Laccifer lacca KERR) (Coccidae) (C.I. Natural Red 25)... [Pg.200]

Laccifer lacca Kerr), and is widely used for coloring food. It is known that the red color is derived from a water-soluble pigment including laccaic acids A, B, C, and E. Cochineal color extracted from the dried female bodies of the scale insect (Coccus cacti L.) is water-soluble and has a reddish color. The main coloring component is carmic acid. [Pg.142]

Shellac, Bleached, occurs as an off white to tan, amorphous, granular resin. Shellac is obtained from lac, the resinous secretion of the insect Laccifer (Tachardia) lacca Kerr (Fam. Coc-cidae). Shellac, Bleached, is obtained by dissolving the lac in aqueous sodium carbonate, followed by bleaching with sodium hypochlorite, precipitation of the bleached lac with a dilute sulfuric acid solution, and drying. It is freely (though very slowly) soluble in alcohol, insoluble in water, and slightly soluble in acetone and in ether. Shellac, Bleached, is usually dissolved in a suitable solvent for application to food products. [Pg.397]

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