The Red Food Dye For Skittles Is Made From What!?

Whether it's health food or junk food, no food is safe from a certain amount of bug matter that the FDA has deemed ok for our consumption. What kind of bugs are we talking about? Let's get into it!

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Skittles, Swedish fish, Twizzlers, whatever your candy pick is, you may want to know what you're eating along with your sweets...

According to this article, Carmine is a vibrant red food colorant made from the crushed abdomens of female beetle-like African insects. (It also shows up in some colored juices.) So yes, there's literally bug juice in your candy!