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2. The Truth About Red Food Dye Made from Bugs | Live Science

   www.livescience.com/36292-red-food-dye-bugs-cochineal-carmine.html

   Cochineal may be made from bugs, but other synthetic red dyes such as Red No. 2 and Red No. 40, which carry far greater health risks, are derived from either coal or petroleum...

3. How Carmine, the Red Dye Made From Bugs, Makes It Into Your Food

   recipes.howstuffworks.com/food-science/carmine.htm

   Carmine, a natural red dye also known as cochineal extract, is indeed made from the crushed bodies of the cochineal bug. And it provides the color for many of the foods we eat.

4. Scientists Are Making Cochineal, a Red Dye From Bugs, in the Lab

   www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/scientists-are-making-cochineal-a-red-dye...

   Scientists Are Making Cochineal, a Red Dye From Bugs, in the Lab. Used to color foods and cosmetics, carminic acid is traditionally ‘farmed’ from an insect. But researchers are moving to...

5. Is food coloring made of bugs? Chemists debunk a common fear -...

   www.inverse.com/science/food-dye-is-made-from-bugs-but-dont-panic

   What insect produces red food dye? Red, insect-based dyes that you find in food like Starbucks’ strawberry frappuccino (which has since discontinued use of the dye) are primarily the product of the...

6. Carmine: Is This Red Food Dye Made from Bugs Safe? - Dr. Axe

   draxe.com/nutrition/carmine

   Carmine, a red food dye, is made from cochineal, an insect that’s found in Peru and the Canary Islands. The bugs are sun-dried, crushed and combined with an acidic solution to create food and cosmetic colorant.

7. From Cacti to Crisis: The Remarkable Red Dye Made from Bugs

   thenatureofhome.com/cochineal-bugs-red-dye-extract

   For centuries, people have been using cochineal bugs, tiny critters that chill on prickly pear cactuses, to create this stunning red dye known as carmine. Now, before you go “ew, bugs in my food?”, hear me out because this is pretty fascinating.

8. 13 Foods That Could Contain Cochineal Bug Extract For Its Color -...

   www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/13-foods-that-could-contain-cochineal-bug...

   C ochineal extract, also known as carmine, natural red 4, or E120, is a natural dye derived from the cochineal bug. Despite its "icky" origins, this FDA-approved additive is widely used for...

9. Are Some Red Food Colorings Made from Ground Bugs?

   www.snopes.com/fact-check/red-food-colorings

   Dactylopius coccus was the source of a red dye used by Aztecs and Mexican Indians for centuries before the arrival of the Spaniards. Those indigenous peoples would collect cochineal insects,...

10. The Reality Regarding Red Food Dye Produced from Bugs

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    How Carmine, the Red Dye Made From Bugs, Makes It Into Your Food. Carmine, a natural red dye also known as cochineal extract, is indeed made from the crushed bodies of the cochineal bug. And it provides the color for many of the foods we eat. The Cochineal Bug; The Historical Impact of Cochineal; Carmine’s Modern Day Renaissance; Red velvet cake.

11. Cochineal Red Dye From Bugs - Natural Not Artificial - Quirky...

    www.quirkyscience.com/cochineal-red-dye

    Cochineal red dye food colorant is derived from the cochineal insect - bugs. It replaced a number of man-made or artificial dyes.