[其他飲食] Starbugs? Strawberry Frappuccino Colored by Insects 2006, pink, intended, company, started

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Luzmila Ruiz holds a spool of dyed yarn, made from the cochineal insect,which is crushed in her hand as well as a ball made up of  thousands of crushedinsects, in this Nov. 2006 file photo.

You can get your Starbucks StrawberryFrappuccino venti, grande or tall. You just can't get it without insects,to which it owes its pink

and rosy color.

In what the company, in a statement, sayswas a move intended to reduce its use of artificial ingredients,Starbucks has started using

cochineal extract to supply its Frappuccinos'strawberry hue. Cochineal extract is derived from grindingup insects, the dried bodies of

cochineal bugs, found primarily in Mexicoand South America. Cochineal dye has been used as a coloring agentsince the 15th century.

Before you get all cold-and-botheredabout your insect-Frappuccino, be advised: Cochineal is considered safe by theFDA, and is widely

used for coloration in jams, preserves, meat, marinades,alcoholic drinks, bakery products, cookies, cheddar cheese and many other food

products.

It has been found by the World HealthOrganization, however, to cause asthma in some people, and in some others anallergic reaction.

Starbucks' statement, issued partly inresponse to vegans' asking if the use of this ingredient makes StrawberryFrappuccino vegan or not,

reads in full:

"At Starbucks, we strive to carryproducts that meet a variety of dietary lifestyles and needs. We also have thegoal to minimize artificial

ingredients in our products. While the strawberrybase isn't a vegan product, it helps us move away from artificial dyes.

"Many Starbucks ingredients can becombined to create a beverage free from animal-derived products; however, weare unable to guarantee

this due to the potential cross-contamination withother animal-derived products in our retail locations."

A vegetarian website,ThisDishIsVegetarian.com, brands the strawberry insecto-Frapp non-vegan.

rainbow-davie

hmm. i think that's ok for me.

嘉嘉

at least it's not artificial coloring lol

plus I don't drink frapp often (think I have had strawberry only once out of all my many visits to starbucks....)

mibu

whats the big fuss?
coloring from bugs has been used for a long time.  anybody with a bit of toxicology or chemistry should know

jiujiujiu

問題唔係在於係咪用蟲, 而係因為好多素食者同埋吃vegan 個D人唔知道裡面係用蟲! 佢地覺得starbucks 唔講明係有呢D成分, 就等於打爛佢地個齋砵呀!

billykid

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Vegan wont have anything with cream in it and as for vegetarians well everytime they swallow a gelatin capsule, they are having animal products too, it is almost impossible to avoid many of the animal by products in processed food these days... so....

mibu

so....people continue buying starbucks and the world goes on.  but starbucks gets massive news coverage = free advertisement

布小熊

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Vegan wont have anything with cream in it and as for vegetarians well everytime th ...
billykid 發表於 2012-4-6 10:03 PM

the real way to know is to avoid processed food as much as u can. Actually, it's a known fact for vegetarians to avoid gelatin.

Not surprised by this news. btw... when you see advertising saying something "contains real fruit" doesn't mean it's ONLY made with real fruit.... So be aware.

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the real way to know is to avoid processed food as much as u can. Actually, it's a known fact for  ...
布小熊 發表於 2012-4-7 15:37

haha......reminds me of the "real fruit smoothie made with real fruit puree" on the radio.....

sure it's real fruit, but real crap or not, who knows