Chaoshan Redmi is very popular. Can Redmi eat? Is it food coloring?

Chaoshan red peach cake is a traditional snack in Chaoshan area of Guangdong Province, which is mainly made of glutinous rice flour, sticky rice flour, Redmi and other materials. Among them, red is not a food, but an edible pigment. The main component of Redmi Ying in traditional food production in Chaoshan area is carmine, also known as edible red 6, which is a water-soluble edible pigment. In the process of making hearts, red is used to color the glutinous rice skin to make it look bright red and increase the visual appeal of the finished product. Therefore, black glutinous rice is not only edible, but also plays an important role in the production process. Generally speaking, red English rice is edible and plays an important role in the production of Chaoshan red peach cake.