Food additives

 

E120, CI 75470 Carmine, Carminic acid, Cochineal


 

Most people don’t know that  the red substance coloring their food,  cosmetics, clothes or medicines  is often  extracted from the crushed bodies of bugs.On foods you will often seen the one of the following on the ingredients list  Cochineal, Carmine, Crimson Lake, Natural Red 4,  E120,  C.I. 75470,or carminic acid .It looks harmless but it is extracted from farm reared bugs

As shown in video below it can have some nasty side effects such as  allergic reactions, asthmatic attacks, hyper activity and anaphylactic shock in some people.There is almost no product type that can’t reduce costs and make a product more pleasing to the eye by including it in it recipe examples are seen in the video below across almost  every type of food,cosmetic , and pharmaceuticals . Red coloring in food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics has many dangerous effects  and the best way to avoid these is to eat a diet based on  whole plant based food if it is made by man then don’t eat it.
As it is extracted from insects, E120 cannot be consumed by vegetarians

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8gZTn3v8d8

 

 

Common foods with bugs added for color

Yoplait Raspberry Blackberry 4 Pack (4X125g)

Product Details

Goodness guarantee No artificial sweeteners, No preservatives

Raspberry blackberry yogurt

A delicious combination of creamy yogurt and juicy pieces of fruits, which you and your family won’t be able to resist

Allergy Information

Contains: Milk

Other Information

Additives: Free From Artificial Sweeteners

Additives: Free From Artificial Preservatives

Additives Other Text: No preservatives

Ingredients

Yogurt (Reconstituted Skimmed MILK, Skimmed Milk, Cream, Skimmed Milk Powder and/or Milk Proteins, Yogurt Cultures),Sugar: 8.3% ,Blackberry: 10% ,Raspberry: 9.4% ,Glucose-Fructose Syrup: 2.5% ,Modified Maize Starch ,Stabilisers: Guar Gum, Pectin, Carrageenan ,Acidity Regulators: Sodium Citrates, Calcium Citrates, Citric Acid ,Flavourings ,Colours: Anthocyanins, Cochineal

Nutrition

Nutrition
Typical Values Typical values per 125g pot
Energy kJ: 523kJ
Energy kcal: 124kcal
Fat: 3.3g
of which saturates: 2.2g
Carbohydrate: 17.8g
of which sugars: 17.2g
Fibre: 0.7g
Protein: 4.0g
Salt: 0.20g

 

Danone Greek Strawberry 125G

 

Truly Irish Premium Sausages 350G

Truly Irish Premium Sausages 350G

 

A mouthwatering sausage made from fresh prime Irish Pork cuts.

Produced Locally.

Fully Traceable.

Superb Taste.

82% Irish Pork.

Great For Kids

Truly Irish Country Foods bring you the choicest pork and bacon products, all bred, reared and manufactured here in Ireland. Pig farmers from every country have come together and developed this wonderful range with you, the consumer, in mind. When we say ‘Truly Irish’ we mean it, our name is our guarantee When you buy a Truly Irish product, you are supporting the Irish pork industry along with thousands of Irish jobs. You are also buying the real thing which is developed with quality, the environment and value at the forefront of our mind. Enjoy this product in the knowledge that it has been grown and produced locally using only the finest of feedstuffs and ingredients.

Allergy Information

Allergy Other Text: This product contains a source of Gluten and Sulphur Dioxide, Manufactured in a plant where cheese, mustard and soya are handled

May Contain: Gluten, Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Ingredients

Pork (82%),Water ,Rusk (Wheat Flour, Salt) ,Seasoning [Salt, Dextrose, Spices] ,Stabiliser: Sodium Sulphite Diphosphates ,Preservative: Sodium Sulphate ,Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate ,Yeast Extract ,Spice Extracts ,Colour: Carmine

Nutrition

Nutrition
Typical Values Typical values per 100g
Energy 1179kJ / 284kcal
Protein 13.3g
Carbohydrate 4.9g
of which sugars 1.5g
Fat 23.5g
of which saturates 8.1g
Fibre <0.5g
Sodium 630mg

O’hara Madeira Queen Cakes 12 Pack 280G

A serving contains the following of your guideline daily amount

Guideline Daily Amount Summary

  • Calories

    104, 5%of your GDA

  • Sugar

    7g, 8%of your GDA

  • Fat

    5g, 7%of your GDA

  • Saturates

    1g, 6%of your GDA

  • Salt

    0.8g, 13%of your GDA

Care in the making, care in the baking since 1951

No artificial colours and flavours

No hydrogenated vegetable oil

Suitable for vegetarians

Madeira queen cakes

Allergy Information

Allergy Other Text: May contain traces of nuts and seeds as these buns are made in a bakery which uses nut and seed ingredients

Contains: Gluten, Wheat, Eggs, Milk

May Contain: Nuts, Sesame Seeds

Other Information

Additives: Free From Artificial Colours

Additives: Free From Artificial Flavours

Ingredients

Wheat Flour,Sugar ,Pasteurised Liquid Eggs ,Vegetable Oils ,Vegetable Margarine: (Vegetable Oils, Water, Salt, Emulsifiers: (Mono & Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Sorbitan Monostearate), Colour: Beta Carotene) ,Water ,Raising Agents: (Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate) ,Emulsifiers: (Mono & Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids) ,Modified Maize Starch ,Milk Powder: (Sodium Caseinate, Skimmed Milk Powder, Whey Powder) ,Glycerol ,Salt ,Colours: (Curcumin, Carmine) ,Orange Flavour ,Natural Flavour: (Salt, Water, Glycerine, Vegetable Oil, Skimmed Milk Powder, Egg Powder, Thickener: Xanthan Gum) ,Preservatives: (Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Propionate)

 

Weight Watchers Angel Slices

 

 

Product Details

A serving contains the following of your guideline daily amount

Guideline Daily Amount Summary

  • Calories

    86, 4%of your GDA

  • Sugar

    12g, 13%of your GDA

  • Fat

    1g, 2%of your GDA

  • Saturates

    1g, 3%of your GDA

  • Salt

    0.1g, 2%of your GDA

2 ProPoints value per slice

Reduced fat

Reduced fat*

*Contain at least 30% less fat than standard cake slices

Allergy Information

Contains: Gluten, Wheat, Eggs, Milk, Soya\Soybeans

Nut Statement: Factory: Produced in a factory handling nuts

Ingredients

Sugar,Wheat Flour ,Jam (12%) [Sugar, Strawberry Puree, Glucose Syrup, Fructose Syrup, Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate; Gelling Agent: Pectin] ,Pasteurised Whole Egg ,Glucose Syrup ,Pasteurised Egg White ,Vegetable Oil ,Water ,Humectant: Glycerine ,Citrus Fibre ,Skimmed Milk Powder ,Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Potassium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate ,Preservative: Potassium Sorbate ,Emulsifiers: Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Soya Lecithin, Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids ,Flavouring ,Whey Powder ,Gelling Agent: Pectin ,Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid ,Colours: Lutein, Carmine ,Dextrose ,Fructose ,Stabiliser: Xanthan Gum

Nutrition

Nutrition
Typical Values Typical values per slice
Energy (kJ/kcal) 362kJ/
86kcal
Protein 0.9g
Carbohydrate 17.7g
of which sugars 12.0g
Fat 1.1g
of which saturates 0.5g
Fibre 0.5g
Sodium 0.04g
Salt equivalent 0.1g

 

 

Nestle Munch Bunch Jelly Delight Strawberry

Fromage Frais,Sugar ,Cream ,Water ,Fruit Juices from Concentrate (3.2%) (Strawberry, Apple) ,Strawberry Puree 3% ,Modified Maize Starch ,Milk ,Mineral Concentrates ,Calcium Salts ,Flavourings ,Thickeners: Carrageenan ,Guar Gum ,Pectin ,Locust Bean Gum ,Xanthan Gum ,Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid ,Malic Acid ,Trisodium Citrate ,Colour: Carmine

Fromage Frais,Sugar ,Fruit Puree 5% (Strawberry 2.5%, Banana 2.5%) ,Modified Maize Starch ,Milk Mineral Concentrate ,Thickeners: Guar Gum ,Locust Bean Gum ,Xanthan Gum ,Safflower Concentrate ,Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid ,Sodium Citrate ,Flavourings ,Colour: Carmine

 

Herta 4 Frankfurters 140G

Pork (71%),Water ,Pork Fat ,Lactose ,Salt ,Milk Proteins ,Wheat Fibre ,Yeast ,Flavourings (contains Celery) ,Pea Protein ,Colours: Carmine, Paprika Extract ,Dextrose ,Preservative: Sodium Nitrite ,Antioxidant: Sodium Erythorbate ,Lactic Acid Culture ,Smoke

 

Atkins Advantage Chocolate Decadence Bar 60G

 

A serving contains the following of your guideline daily amount

Guideline Daily Amount Summary

  • Calories

    240, 12%of your GDA

  • Sugar

    1g, 1%of your GDA

  • Fat

    12g, 17%of your GDA

  • Saturates

    7g, 35%of your GDA

  • Salt

    0.3g, 5%of your GDA

Protein bar, 20% chocolate, with sweeteners, chocolate flavour.

This product can be used in all phases of the Atkins Diet™

Allergy Information

Contains: Milk, Soya\Soybeans

May Contain: Gluten, Wheat, Nuts, Peanuts, Sesame Seeds

Ingredients

Humectant (Glycerol),Cocoa Mass ,Hydrolysed Collagen ,Bulking Agent (Polydextrose) ,Soy Protein ,Sweeteners (Maltitol, Sucralose) ,Palm Fat ,Milk Protein ,Low Fat Cocoa ,Cocoa Butter ,Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin) ,Milk Fat ,Flavourings ,Colour (Carmine)

 

Other foods with Bugs used to color them

Clonakilty Gluten Free Sausages 227G

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