where does red food coloring come from ?
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Ever wondered where the red colouring in your alcopops, toppings, jams and strawberry milshakes come from?
Next time you visit the pantry or go out to eat you may want to consider this little tidbit of information. In some food products, and even shampoos, the reddish colouring is produced by the crushing of the tropical Cochineal beetle. That's right, beetles!
Whenever you eat those lovely strawberry cheesecakes, sweets, toppings, desserts, juices and through a variety of food including some meats, you're actually eating bugs!
So next time have a look out for the ingredient cochineal in whatever you happen to have a craving for!
