Natural red dye comes from cochineal bugs
Natural red dye comes from cochineal bugs
The crushed bodies of a Central and South American insect, called the Cochineal, produces a natural red dye.
They are used for textiles, food-coloring, and cosmetics. Next time you see an ingredients list that includes carmine, cochineal extract or natural red 4, it comes from these bugs.
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They used to use this to dye Campari red actually.
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