This is a bug called “cochineal” that people unknowingly eat nearly everyday. This bug is often used in food as a red dye. You might find it in the ingredients of candy – like Nerds Gummy Clusters, and even cosmetics under the name “carmine color”.
This is a bug called “cochineal” that people unknowingly eat nearly everyday. This bug is often used in food as a red dye. You might find it in the ingredients of candy – like Nerds Gummy Clusters, and even cosmetics under the name “carmine color”.
Pretty much the entire processed food chain contains at least some insect material. There are actually regulations governing the maximum percentage allowed.
ovywan_kenobi on
Regardless of how bad this guy tries to make it sound, it is an 100% natural dye.
Latter_Solution673 on
Don’t they teach this at school in your country? Just curious about this. In Spain they teach the 5-6th graders to understand the nutrition tags and ingredient data like this
3l3ctricalViking on
Fuck I loved candy
Ziggy-T on
Calling them “parasitic insects” in that slow raspy dramatic cadence seems unnecessary since like, it’s not exactly harmful. We’ve been using bugs for dyes for fucking yonks.
You can actually ingest bugs, it’s, not really a big deal. 🤷♂️
No_Juggernaut147 on
I rather it come from insects then some chemichal X-Y combined with chemical B-S
yamimementomori on
I totally wasn’t aware that I ate Nerds or those other products every day.
phobox91 on
In italy we have one of our most famous desserts that’s called “zuppa inglese” and translate exactly in”british soup” (but still amazingly has no connection with british food) and it’s made with a spririt we just use for food preparing and its bright red, made with this Cochineal insect
lills2303 on
Ah, the smart beanie
DisappointedBird on
Any candy or pill that is is shiny is so because of shellac, which consists of the secretions of the female lac bug.
The same stuff is traditionally used as wood finish.
SirD_ragon on
Thankfully I don’t live in the USA but somewhere where there are food regulations
Priotus on
We use em to colour our eggs for Easter. One person gets the job to rub em to bits with a mortar. We generally use only natural colours. The eggs look beautiful in the end.
Tisamoon on
It’s also the reason why campari is red.
CatterMater on
We eat sea bugs, and you don’t see people batting an eye.
Big-Yam2723 on
What a big lie from Food Industrie ! There are inumerous cases against world leading food industries— because Labels on any kind of their food guarantees a 100% vegan product
justaphil on
It’s in Angostura Bitters as well
sumfish on
There’s a really interesting book about the discovery of cochineal and its use as dye – it’s called *The Perfect Red*.
R_N_F on
Mmm, scrumptious parasites!
Anxious_Specific_165 on
His use of arrows annoyed me.
de_cyan_finch on
r/disgustingasfuck
Erealim on
Too bad for this bug that it will end in my stomach, i guess
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What
Yum.
With this you recover 69% of your health bar
Pretty much the entire processed food chain contains at least some insect material. There are actually regulations governing the maximum percentage allowed.
Regardless of how bad this guy tries to make it sound, it is an 100% natural dye.
Don’t they teach this at school in your country? Just curious about this. In Spain they teach the 5-6th graders to understand the nutrition tags and ingredient data like this
Fuck I loved candy
Calling them “parasitic insects” in that slow raspy dramatic cadence seems unnecessary since like, it’s not exactly harmful. We’ve been using bugs for dyes for fucking yonks.
You can actually ingest bugs, it’s, not really a big deal. 🤷♂️
I rather it come from insects then some chemichal X-Y combined with chemical B-S
I totally wasn’t aware that I ate Nerds or those other products every day.
In italy we have one of our most famous desserts that’s called “zuppa inglese” and translate exactly in”british soup” (but still amazingly has no connection with british food) and it’s made with a spririt we just use for food preparing and its bright red, made with this Cochineal insect
Ah, the smart beanie
Any candy or pill that is is shiny is so because of shellac, which consists of the secretions of the female lac bug.
The same stuff is traditionally used as wood finish.
Thankfully I don’t live in the USA but somewhere where there are food regulations
We use em to colour our eggs for Easter. One person gets the job to rub em to bits with a mortar. We generally use only natural colours. The eggs look beautiful in the end.
It’s also the reason why campari is red.
We eat sea bugs, and you don’t see people batting an eye.
What a big lie from Food Industrie ! There are inumerous cases against world leading food industries— because Labels on any kind of their food guarantees a 100% vegan product
It’s in Angostura Bitters as well
There’s a really interesting book about the discovery of cochineal and its use as dye – it’s called *The Perfect Red*.
Mmm, scrumptious parasites!
His use of arrows annoyed me.
r/disgustingasfuck
Too bad for this bug that it will end in my stomach, i guess
Wait until you hear about [castoreum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castoreum).