As any self-respecting vegan knows, carmine food colouring comes from the cochinealinsect.
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In Mexico we have the cochinealinsect, which is a scale bug that lives on a cactus that grows in Mexico.
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There is, for instance, the cochinealinsect (Coccus), which, in its adult state, has a motionless, shield-shaped body, attached to the leaves of plants.
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Here is the picture of a cactus with cochinealinsects upon it.
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A dye stuff consisting of female cochinealinsects killed and dried by heat.