# Carmine Red Dye

> This test measures the amount of specific IgE antibodies in your blood that react to Carmine Red Dye, a common coloring agent found in foods and cosmetics. It helps determine if your immune system treats this dye as a threat, which can explain symptoms like hives, swelling, or breathing trouble after eating red foods or using certain makeup. This testing helps distinguish a specific allergy to this dye from reactions to other ingredients or food additives. However, this test alone cannot diagnose an allergy or predict how severe a future reaction might be without a review of your medical history.

- Labcorp code: 604506
- Category: [Allergies & Sensitivities](https://app.picardo.health/labs/tests/allergies-sensitivities.md)
- Price: shown at checkout, before payment.
- Blood draw: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=604506&ref=assistant

## About ordering

A licensed physician reviews every order before any test is run, and results arrive in the person's Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.