That bright red in your candy and strawberry yogurt might come from crushed insects. 🐛🍓 Meet the cochineal, the tiny bug behind carmine (E120), and find out how to spot it on a label.
Would you choose bug red or lab red? Tell me in the comments!
Chapters:
00:00 This red is made of bugs?
00:24 Where the cochineal lives
00:50 From bug to food coloring
01:16 Aztec tribute and Spanish treasure
01:52 How to spot it on a label
02:14 Bug red vs lab red
02:50 Your turn
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That bright red in your candy and strawberry yogurt might come from crushed insects. 🐛🍓 Meet the cochineal, the tiny bug behind carmine (E120), and find out how to spot it on a label.
Would you choose bug red or lab red? Tell me in the comments!
Chapters:
00:00 This red is made of bugs?
00:24 Where the cochineal lives
00:50 From bug to food coloring
01:16 Aztec tribute and Spanish treasure
01:52 How to spot it on a label
02:14 Bug red vs lab red
02:50 Your turn
Subscribe and stick around for more daily doses of world!
#carmine #foodfacts #didyouknow