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Starbucks has the vegan community seeing red over what it recently began using to color its Strawberry Frappuccinos: beetles.
More here: http://www.usatoday.com/money/indust...ice/53839006/1
If they prefer carcinogenic coal oil derived dye I say let them have all they can take.
Beetles are natural so I'm sticking with them.
It must be terrible for those vegans to have to go through life not being able to enjoy a Starbucks Strawberry Frappuccino. :rolleyes:
Maybe they were free-range beetles?
Vegan or not, who thought ground up bugs would be appetizing for anyone but Bear Grylls?
Vegans don't ride motorcycles.
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Originally Posted by Xiphos
Yeah, I have half a mind to join up with the vegans on this one. :D
Here's the wiki article on the stuff, for those of you who may be curious. And as it's widely used, you've probably been eating it for years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmine
And the one on the history of the use of the beetle itself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal