Dried cochineal insects — shown here in the center of the photo — can be processed to create several natural dyes such as carmine and cochineal extract. These products get their red hue from carminic ...

New bug-free formulations for Starbucks Instead of using cochineal extract, Starbucks is going to reformulate the strawberry frappuccino and smoothie mixtures with lycopene, a natural tomato-based ...

In a recent PR crisis, Starbucks has had to deal with the public outcry against the use of cochineal extract in certain products. You're probably wondering, "Where is the cochineal extracted from? And ...

You'd never guess by their whitish-grey outsides, but the bodies of these little critters, called cochineal insects, are a deep purpley red, and once crushed up they are a main ingredient in a bright ...

Starbucks will stop using a red food dye made from bugs, its president recently wrote in a blog post. Despite the attention Starbucks has received for using the insect-based dye in some of its ...

Bugs -- they make our food red. And that's totally fine. If you think that "red" is the best flavor of candy (which it obviously is) then you've got to face the facts: The most natural way your candy ...

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The cochineal is a tiny insect deeply rooted in the history of Oaxaca, Mexico. Female cochineals spend most of their lives with their heads buried in juicy cactus pads, eating and growing. After ...