Backlash to artificial dye grows as Kraft ditches coloring for Kool-Aid, Jell-O

Re:Backlash to artificial dye grows as Kraft ditches colorin... by dehrmann on Monday June 23, 2025 @12:33PM (#44357466)

> Cochineal extract for coloring

95% of people wouldn't realize that's code for "insect juice," and they might prefer the artificial color.

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Re:Backlash to artificial dye grows as Kraft ditches colorin... by hinkley on Monday June 23, 2025 @12:55PM (#44357689)

Red 4 is already bug paste. Always has been. The “preference” based only on perception is just advertising.

Naturally colored candies use beet extracts for red.

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Re:Backlash to artificial dye grows as Kraft ditches colorin... by cma on Monday June 23, 2025 @01:20PM (#44357929)

Wait until people find out where jelly beans come from.

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Re:Backlash to artificial dye grows as Kraft ditches colorin... by dehrmann on Monday June 23, 2025 @10:07PM (#44362237)

Jelly Belly doesn't use gelatin. They do use confectioners glaze, but that's closer to honey than to cochineal.

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Re:Backlash to artificial dye grows as Kraft ditches colorin... by cma on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @07:58PM (#44372331)

Confectioner's glaze in jelly beans comes from lac bugs, but yeah that's what I was referring to.

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