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You Probably Eat Bug Poo

by thunderbird
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It is commonly known as "shellac." Many popular candies are made shiny with bug poo (AKA "shellac," "resinous glaze," "confectioner's glaze").
• Hershey's Whopper's Malted Milk Balls™
• Hershey's Milk Duds™
• Nestle's Raisinettes™
• Nestle's Goober's™
• Tootsie Roll Industry's Junior Mints™ (NOT Tootsie Rolls)
• Tootsie Roll Industry's Sugar Babies™
• Jelly Belly™ jelly beans, mint crèmes
• Godiva's™ Dark Chocolate Almond Bar; Dark Chocolate Cherries; Milk Chocolate Cashews; White Chocolate Pearls; Milk Chocolate Pearls. (This is a partial list; consult with Godiva about specific items.)
• Gertrude Hawk's™ chocolate-covered nuts and raisins; cupcake sprinkles; decorative cake pieces
• Russell Stover's™ jelly beans; NOT in their chocolate-covered cherries or mint patties
• Skittles™ and Starburst™: no shellac, but they do contain gelatin (an animal-derived ingredient)

- See more at: The Vegetarian Resource Group Blog

(I'm not vegetarian, just a fan of humorous facts).
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    You know, I am amazed that I even eat food anymore. I was under the impression that shellac was made from insect shells. YEAH, not much better, but, oh well...

    I STILL remember when I was about 3yo, opened a small box of raisons, and a bunch of small insects crawled out. When I was about 12 or 13, I opened a large Hershey bar, and saw an insect pupa in it.

    I used to LOVE cashews, but then found out how THEY are shelled. And how raisons and plums are dried?

    Steve
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