TIL that cochineal extract, also known as carmine or Natural Red 4 is a food dye made from crushed up bugs.

If the idea of eating red food dye made from bugs grosses you out, consider that if it doesn't come from a bug, it may come from something worse.

It is used in Tropicana grapefruit juice and Dannin yogurt to name a couple big companies.

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