Carmine ndiye wogwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi komanso kuchuluka kwakesingle azo synthetic pigment, International Standard Code 124.

Kusungunuka kwa carmine m'madzi ndi 0.23g/mL (20 ℃), 0.1% njira yamadzimadzi ya carmine ndi yofiira kwambiri, imakhala ndi kuwala kwabwino komanso kukana kutentha (105 ℃).

Carmine ndi bwino kugonjetsedwa ndi kuchepetsa, makutidwe ndi okosijeni ndi mabakiteriya, khola citric asidi ndi tartaric asidi, browning pamaso pa zamchere. Ndizokhazikika ku Al3+ ndi Ca2+, pomwe Mg2+ ili ndi mawonekedwe owoneka bwino a carmine.