Guest guest Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 The insect is " kin " to the cockroach and is found in Mexico and Central America I think. It is also used in drinks and candy etc. They even use it as dyes for cloth. From what I've read they actually grind up the bug.... hope no one was eating! Anyone for a snack? LOL Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 Ew, that is aweful. It is bad enough we have to be sure they don't do that to cosmetics, but goldfish crackers? You'd think the better " natural " coloring choice would be beet juice! Thanks for the link, Cheryll. I also told my daughter and her friend about those goldfish crackers. Neither of them are vegetarians, but they sure didn't like the idea of eating bug blood. ~ PT ~ ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> , " cheryll " < naturalist_44240> wrote: > http://www.foodag.com/en/home.htm > > This prompted me to start analyzing some of the labels on different > foods in my cupboard. I found that the Rainbow-colored Goldfish > crackers, which my son likes quite alot, contain carmines, which is a > food coloring made from crushed insects... (Yuuuuuck...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 Carmine/Cochneil [i don't think that second name is spelled right, close tho] is in many bottled beverages also.....and some juice drinks.........*read your lables* !! [Yuck is right!] :~) Pixx On 22 Apr 2003 at 14:05, ~ P_T ~ wrote: > Ew, that is aweful. It is bad enough we have to be sure > they don't do that to cosmetics, but goldfish crackers? == http://pixxart.com the Art of Living in Health, Peace, & Light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 Eww, now I am really grossed out.....not that it *truly* makes any difference........but the *thought* of cockroaches makes me squirm...........<shudder> 'cause I know I have drank many a juice with it before knowing what it was..........Ugh! And, yes, I have read that they grind the whole bug........ ~pixx On 22 Apr 2003 at 10:36, rwhitt1212 wrote: > The insect is " kin " to the cockroach and is found in Mexico and > Central America I think. It is also used in drinks and candy etc. They > even use it as dyes for cloth. From what I've read they actually grind > up the bug.... hope no one was eating! > > Anyone for a snack? LOL > Robin > > == http://pixxart.com the Art of Living in Health, Peace, & Light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 , " ~ P_T ~ " <patchouli_troll> wrote: > Ew, that is aweful. It is bad enough we have to be sure > they don't do that to cosmetics, but goldfish crackers? > You'd think the better " natural " coloring choice would > be beet juice! You'd think so, wouldn't you? Just knowing has made me suspicious of nearly anything that has colors added... Yuuuck. Stuff like kids cereal, drinks, green and purple ketchup and blue french fries and colored apple sauce.... I read labels, but there are so MANY additives.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2003 Report Share Posted April 23, 2003 http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/colorfac.html This link goes to the FDA page describing food colors; they regulate artificial colors and there are only 9 approved for food use. Cochineal or carmine is extracted from the shells of dried Mexican beetles and is 'natural' and unregulated by the FDA; although it must be identified in the ingredients. Canthaxanthin is red/pink/orange color mainly from carrots as beta carotene, but it can possibly come from shrimp or shellfish; pink shrimp make flamingos pink. [Dyes are water soluble; lakes are oil soluble.] Table 1. Color Additives Permitted For Direct Addition To Human Food In The United States Certifiable Colors Colors Exempt from Certification FD & C Blue No.1 (Dye and Lake), FD & C Blue No.2 (Dye and Lake), FD & C Green No.3 (Dye and Lake), FD & C Red No.3 (Dye), FD & C Red No.40 (Dye and Lake), FD & C Yellow No.5 (Dye and Lake), FD & C Yellow No.6 (Dye and Lake), Orange B*, Citrus Red No.2* Annatto extract, B-Apo-8'-carotenal*, Beta-carotene, Beet powder, Canthaxanthin, Caramel color, Carrot oil, Cochineal extract (carmine); Cottonseed flour, toasted partially defatted, cooked; Ferrous gluconate *, Fruit juice, Grape color extract*, Grape skin extract* (enocianina), Paprika, Paprika oleoresin, Riboflavin, Saffron, Titanium dioxide*, Turmeric, Turmeric oleoresin, Vegetable juice *These food color additives are restricted to specific uses. --- Be kind. Be of good cheer. Dick Ford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2003 Report Share Posted April 23, 2003 Well, this should most definitely make you cockroach lovers feel better... *evil snicker* When I was first becoming a vegetarian, I was having trouble giving up certain seafoods. A friend of mine, who is also a biologist, kindly let me know that a cockroach is an arthopod...and a lobster is an arthopod. So eating lobster is basically like eating a giant cockroach. YUM!!! Needless to say, I have been cured of my seafood gluttony. Malinda , " Pixx " <lists@p...> wrote: > Eww, now I am really grossed out.....not that it *truly* makes any > difference........but the *thought* of cockroaches makes me > squirm...........<shudder> 'cause I know I have drank many a juice > with it before knowing what it was..........Ugh! > > And, yes, I have read that they grind the whole bug........ > > ~pixx > > On 22 Apr 2003 at 10:36, rwhitt1212@a... wrote: > > > The insect is " kin " to the cockroach and is found in Mexico and > > Central America I think. It is also used in drinks and candy etc. They > > even use it as dyes for cloth. From what I've read they actually grind > > up the bug.... hope no one was eating! > > > > Anyone for a snack? LOL > > Robin > > > > > > > == > http://pixxart.com > the Art of Living in Health, Peace, & Light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2003 Report Share Posted April 24, 2003 > >When I was first becoming a vegetarian, I was having trouble giving >up certain seafoods. A friend of mine, who is also a biologist, >kindly let me know that a cockroach is an arthopod...and a lobster >is an arthopod. So eating lobster is basically like eating a giant >cockroach. YUM!!! > >Needless to say, I have been cured of my seafood gluttony. > > Aren't lobsters boiled alive? That always bothered me. Laurie _______________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2003 Report Share Posted April 24, 2003 Yeah, and I bet it sure bothers those lobsters, too. Poor things.... I have heard from folks that they actually scream in pain. ~ feral ~ Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. ~ Scott Adams, cartoonist (1957- ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> , " Laurie B " <laitaina@h...> wrote: > Aren't lobsters boiled alive? That always bothered me. > > Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2003 Report Share Posted August 16, 2003 Continuing with an old thread about animal products in food, I wanted to mention I found at Walmart some Dole fruit cups which are perfect for packing with school lunches. The fruit is in a vegetable based gel derived from carageenan [seaweed] and locust bean gum. Some of the flavors though use cochineal bug extract for coloring, so you still have to read the ingredients. The mandarin orange slices in gel are ethically and dietarily vegan. Be kind. Be of good cheer. Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2003 Report Share Posted August 16, 2003 Thank you for the 411 on this product, Dick. A good reminder that we simply have to read every label carefully. Some days it is fun for me, yet other days I find it to be quite a chore. ~ PT ~ Freedom lies in being bold. ~ Robert Frost ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~~~~~~~> , " Dick Ford " <dickford@d...> wrote: > Continuing with an old thread about animal products in food, I wanted to mention I found at Walmart some Dole fruit cups ... Some of the flavors though use cochineal bug extract for coloring... The mandarin orange slices in gel are ethically and dietarily vegan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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