| Author | Message | ||
     Noura Howell Unregistered guest |
I heard a rumor that Red #40 is made from a type of beetle. Though your website says that these dyes are made "mostly," from petroleum, I still wonder if this is true. I'm vegetarian, and so I wonder about these things.. By the way, I think this public message board is a great idea. Once I major in chemistry, I'm sure I'll like your website even more. | ||
| AnotherAnonymous Unregistered guest |
#40 is an animal-free version of red: http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/bugjuice.htm Slightly related: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_118.html http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/merythorbate.html It is pretty hard to find a food that is not part animal, or part animal product or byproduct. Jell-o, most cheeses (rennet), even most calcium supplements (ground animal bones are sure plentiful). Of course you have to define what an animal is (is a sea cucumber an animal after it eats its own brain?) before you can draw the line. Is it ok to eat calcium from coral if the coral is dead? Is fermenting of yeast cruel? | ||
| marusushi Unregistered guest |
yeast is a type of fungi | ||
| lysdexia Unregistered guest |
Don't forget fossil fuels. Countless organisms gave their life just so we could exploit them. Oh wait, I should tell this to the vegans... If I eat my fingernails, does that make me a cannibal? | ||
| Noura Howell Unregistered guest |
Fossil fuels come from things long dead. We didn't kill them. I hope even a vegan wouldn't care. Thanks for the links. | ||
| Simon Quellen Field (sfield) Senior Member Username: sfield Post Number: 264 Registered: 12-2004 |
Red #40 is not made from beetles. You are thinking of carmine. | ||
| Marat Orazov (Marat_o) Junior Member Username: Marat_o Post Number: 4 Registered: 6-2005 |
Then again if it was imagine how many beetles would have to be bread to make enough to color all the things red 40 is in, I can just see the beetle farms :D | ||
| marmalade chainsaw Unregistered guest Posted From: 205.188.116.133 |
i don't understand what red 40 is.....All i know about is anime and kitties! :P  | ||
| Marat Orazov (Marat_o) Intermediate Member Username: Marat_o Post Number: 24 Registered: 6-2005 |
red 40 is a chemical used to color food | ||
| AnotherAnonymous Unregistered guest Posted From: 64.162.11.50 |
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| Marat Orazov (Marat_o) Intermediate Member Username: Marat_o Post Number: 25 Registered: 6-2005 |
lol nice |
