Red food colour is made from bugs

Did you know that the red food coloring is made from bugs?

Are you a strict vegetarian who may be eating this is in some "Veg Red velvet cake"?

Check this out today:

"Carmine, a natural red dye also labeled as cochineal extract, E120 or natural red 4, owes its beauty to a teeny tiny creepy crawler. Yep, that's right, a bug. The female cochineal bug to be precise"

So friends stay away from Colour Red. more  

What is the source of this information? Red colors can also be naturally extracted from veggies like Beetroot. more  
This is an alarming statement. It overlooks that there are a number of vegetable Red colours and safe red artificial dyes. For example Red 40 is a vegan-friendly synthetic food color that is safe for most people when consumed in amounts approved by the FDA for use in food. Colouring foods and natural colours based on anthocyanins and beetroot are the most common replacements for carmine. more  
In India there are crores of vegetarians who will feel cheated. The manufacturers of such colors should mention the ingradients prominently on each product. more  
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