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Cochineals: The tiny insect that changed the world with its red dye
And I am not referring to the upscale restaurant in Marfa, Texas, but to the small, scale insect native to our area. This insect lives on nopal, prickly pear ... with the dye made from this ...
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The crushed bugs that dye foods red, like strawberry Yoplait yogurt
Narrator: No one likes finding bugs in ... juice from prickly pear cactuses. Nancy Greig: And if you squish them, they are bright red inside and kind of a purply, deep purple-red color, and ...
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Why tiny cactus bugs in red food dye are a $35 billion industry
An curved arrow pointing right. Cochineals are tiny bugs that live on prickly pear cactuses. The acid in their guts makes a red dye used in textiles, cosmetics, and foods like M&Ms and Yoplait yogurt.
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Crazy Images Of Farmers Making Natural Red Dye From Bugs That's In Your Candy And Lipstick
As early as the 15th century, indigenous peoples living in North, Central and South America were using the crushed bugs to color fabrics. By the colonial period, cochineal dye had become one of ...
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Strawberry Yoplait yogurt is one of many foods colored with carmine - a natural, red dye made from crushed bugs
Narrator: No one likes finding bugs in ... juice from prickly pear cactuses. Nancy Greig: And if you squish them, they are bright red inside and kind of a purply, deep purple-red color, and ...