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.
2006-11-09 04:52:06 · 2 answers · asked by Bob Saget 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
No that is an urban legend read below:
http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/bugjuice.htm
2006-11-09 04:57:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
What Is Red 40 Made Of
2016-09-29 10:03:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Red lake 40 is an artificial food color. There is a red coloring that is made from beetles, cochineal. that is natural. The web sites listed in the answers are good sites for more information. Some people are allergic to these dyes and ADHD has been linked to them. My dog was allergic to them too. She lost her hair till we purchased dog food without red dye. We try to avoid all food coloring, but the natural ones are okay.
2016-04-08 03:23:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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!
2006-11-09 05:00:56 · answer #4 · answered by kittikatti69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cochineal in UK, (is that red lake 40 in USA?) used to be made from the cochineal beetle, thats how it got its name, but that stopped about 30 years ago when people found out about it and now they use some other kind of dye stuff.
2016-03-22 18:07:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the dye that is made of crushed mexican beetles is called carmine or cochineal coloring. it is different fron red dye 40.
2006-11-09 05:04:21 · answer #6 · answered by babygirl 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Beetroot.
2006-11-09 05:08:09 · answer #7 · answered by SKG R 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is true .
2014-05-04 07:14:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it's true.. isnt that just disgusting..
2006-11-09 04:55:04 · answer #9 · answered by Tracy 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋