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the red in your yoghurt · cochineal and lac
the red in strawberry yoghurt, lipstick and campari was, until recently, crushed beetles: about 70,000 cochineal insects for a pound of dye. the shine on apples and jelly beans is shellac, from the lac bug.
method FDA regulations on carmine; Reisenman 2015 on cochineal yield.
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how this number is built
- method
- FDA regulations on carmine; Reisenman 2015 on cochineal yield.
- range
- 70,000 insects per pound is the standard figure
- confidence
- count
- weakness
- many brands have switched to plant reds; 'until recently' is doing work.
- dispute
- dispute LGR-105 · corrections are credited
- data
- channels.json (sign-in) · full entry · CC BY 4.0