💡 Trivia The red food dye for Skittles is made from boiled beetles

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A common red food dye, carminic acid, is made from the crushed bodies of a beetle called the Dactylopius coccus.

This acid is used in maraschino cherries, strawberry- and raspberry-flavored candy, and lipstick.

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