carthamin
dye
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Carthamin is a red crystalline glucoside that constitutes the coloring matter of the safflower plant (Carthamus tinctorius). Safflower flowers, which can be red, orange, yellow, or white, are the source from which carthamin is obtained. This red textile dye was once commercially significant but has largely been superseded by synthetic aniline dyes, though it is still used in some parts of southwestern Asia. Carthamin is also referred to as safflor, safflower red, or vegetable red.123
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