Scientists Are Making Cochineal, a Red Dye From Bugs, in the Lab

Used to color foods and cosmetics, carminic acid is traditionally 'farmed' from an insect. But researchers are moving to engineer it in microbes

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No you are NOT going to be forced to be vegetarian or to eat bugs

Cochineal Insect Instructions - Botanical Colors

Does the red pigment found in lipsticks, other cosmetics, and even food actually come from the guts of a Mexican beetle type insect? What is this dye named on ingredient lists, and

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A bright red dye, without dead bugs

Frappuccino's colorful ingredients bug some vegetarians

Carmine Color in Cosmetics

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Red dye made from bugs moves to lab – The LeSabre