Artificial color red 40 is made of what ? Is it beetle ?!
Artificial color red 40 is made of what ? Is it beetle ?
I read on internet that artificial color red 40 is produced by chrushing of thousand of beetles. I am vegeratian. I do not want to eat any product which contains artifical color 40, if it is true.
Answers:
No that is an urban legend read below:
http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/bu...
yes it's true.. isnt that just disgusting..
I was at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle when they had an exhibit on bugs in food. It's disgusting the number of everyday items that contain bugs (in one form or another). Snapple was in the display (probably for the coloring they use), as were various candies and snacks. There were some other drinks too... but it's been so long ago now that I dont remember which ones. Of course all that was just side dishes to the "main course" which had stuff like sauteed grasshoppers over noodles, etc. It was quite gross. :)
PS... not to mention... even if a product doesn't HAVE bugs in it... USDA "allows" a certain level of "contamination" in almost all food - and the allowed level is alarmingly high. ie. as long as there's only a FEW roaches that fell into that stew pot.. its' okay to sell. GAK!
the dye that is made of crushed mexican beetles is called carmine or cochineal coloring. it is different fron red dye 40.
Beetroot.