MACH Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 11 hours ago, Shameless said: Meet the insect you probably didn't know you're eating: the cochineal parasite. This insect is used for its red dye, carmine, in many popular foods. Here are 7 foods that contain the cochineal parasite for its color: - Starbucks: Raspberry Swirl Cake, Birthday Cake Pop, Mini Donut, and Red Velvet Whoopie Pie - Kellogg’s: Fruit Loops cereal and Fruit Snacks - Tropicana products - Betty Crocker: Red Velvet Cake Mix - Nestlé: Nesquik Chocolate Cookie Sandwich (Strawberry) and Wonka Nerds - Skittles - Dannon yogurt: Strawberry, Blueberry, and Raspberry flavors Side note: It takes about 40,000 of these insects to produce 1 pound of carmine dye. Incredible! Wtf Quote
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