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Is cochineal kosher

Updated: 11/11/2022
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no they're made from bugs. Judaism prohibits eating bugs in any form. Although there are some groups that eat kosher grasshoppers but not everyone does this as they don't have the tradition to do so. Plus it's disgusting to begin with.

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