Did you know that one of the world's most common desserts is made from animal and skin? This popular pudding has been a family favorite since 1987. Can you guess what it is? First the bones are ground into a powder. Then acid is on to dissolve the powder. After that, the mixture is until it boils. The resulting product is called gelatin. Does this sound familiar yet?
Do you know what food dye is made from? A lot of red foods contain cochineal or carmine. This coloring is by crushing bugs that live on cactus plants. It is to a wide variety of food and beauty products such as shampoo, candy and fruit juice!
The are collected from the plants. Then they are put in hot water and in the sun. Next insects are made into a powder. Now, however strange we may find this, cochineal is not to humans or animals.