<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">carminic acid</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>cochineal</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>acid</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>acid, carminic</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cochinilin</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Soluble red or purple-brown powder extracted from the dried female scale insect Dactylopius coccus. The percentage of acidity changes the color of Carminic acid from a bright red to yellow or deep violet. It is the primary ingredient in cochineal dyestuff and is used in paint pigments, color photography, and textile dyeing. ]]></note></mads>