But the dye is still used in thousands of other food products — from Nerds candies to grapefruit juice. Including that lovely red lipstick . You'll never see the word "insects" listed on a ...

The attractive red pigment from the bugs was often used to dye textiles such as wool and velvet. The Metropolitan Museum of Art The red pigment was also used in paints, like those used by Raphael ...

Fruit doesn't color strawberry Yoplait yogurt red. It's carmine, natural red dye made from crushed cochineal bugs. People have used it for centuries.

ReutersTomas BravoCochineal insects on a cactus leaf. Youd never guess by their whitishgrey outsides, but the bodies of these little critters, called cochineal insects, are a deep purpley red, and ...

Fiegl, Amanda. "Scientists Make Red Food Dye from Potatoes, Not Bugs." National Geographic. 19 September 2013. Horovitz, Bruce. "Vegans Bash Starbucks for Beetle Coloring in Frappuccinos." ...

Scientists Make Red Food Dye From Potatoes, Not Bugs. Purple sweet potatoes could be an alternative to bug-based cochineal or carmine. By Amanda Fiegl. September 19, 2013.

The carmic acid, which produces the red dye found in the bugs, evolved to protect the insect from ants before it was extracted and used by humans. However, there are no actual bugs in the product ...

The red-colored liquid in the receiving cup is the cochineal dye that will be used to make additional solutions. Label this “Cochineal Dye Solution” and set aside. Optional : Set aside the ...

Companies have long used the Red 3 synthetic dye to create what Sensient officials describe as “the Barbie pink.” To create that color with a natural source might require the use of cochineal ...

The bright red color in cosmetics and food traditionally comes from bugs—and was nearly impossible to replicate until Debut ...

Under pressure from vegetarians and vegans, Starbucks plans to stop using a red dye made from crushed bugs called cochineal in some strawberry drinks and rosy-hued baked goods by the end of June.