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Smarties shells (such as Nestle's Smarties) use dye in the shells of the smarties. The dye is used from beetles such as the cochilea;

The beetle dries out and dies to create this beautiful rich red colour for the red smarties. other beetles may be used for other colours of the smarties.

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