![Dried, ground up insect, cochineal, put in food. Why red dye gives you headaches. | Red food, Food, Food drinks dessert Dried, ground up insect, cochineal, put in food. Why red dye gives you headaches. | Red food, Food, Food drinks dessert](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/61/07/97/61079702cec282b90e2b140b0f962cc9.jpg)
Dried, ground up insect, cochineal, put in food. Why red dye gives you headaches. | Red food, Food, Food drinks dessert
![A common red food dye, carminic acid, is made from the crushed bodies of a beetle called the cochineal bug. This acid is used in cherry, strawberry and raspberry flavored candy yoghurt, A common red food dye, carminic acid, is made from the crushed bodies of a beetle called the cochineal bug. This acid is used in cherry, strawberry and raspberry flavored candy yoghurt,](https://preview.redd.it/qxg8u1o735y51.jpg?auto=webp&s=26278c70f65518ae4282d247b674f4aeaa7c2554)
A common red food dye, carminic acid, is made from the crushed bodies of a beetle called the cochineal bug. This acid is used in cherry, strawberry and raspberry flavored candy yoghurt,
![Thank bugs for red velvet cake? How Cochineal insects became a sustainable source of food dye - Genetic Literacy Project Thank bugs for red velvet cake? How Cochineal insects became a sustainable source of food dye - Genetic Literacy Project](https://geneticliteracyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/cochineal-colour-e--pe4tahagv5w3vyax77172jhd89j97h3zo7zxrcoi8s.jpg)