The female cochineal's produce a red liquid, which is used in lipstick, red-colored drinks and other red products.
I bet you first heard of the cochineal in the Sunday comics didn't you? ;)
Yes. The red ones are not vegetarian, they contain carmine which is derived from the cochineal beetle.
M&M's don't contain cochineal, or any other bug product, at least in the US. They're kosher, and kosher food can't have bugs or bug bits in them. They only became kosher about 12-13 years ago, and may have had cochineal in them before that.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is a red food dye made by crushing the cochineal beetle Dactylopius coccus.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Polish cochineal was created in 1758.
Cochineal is a red food dye made by crushing the cochineal beetle Dactylopius coccus.