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Red apples usually are coated in ground up beetle to give the bright redness colour. It’s considered non toxic. Donno if that’s the same as what you’re referrin
by philliphaydon 9y ago
Red apples usually are coated in ground up beetle to give the bright redness colour. It’s considered non toxic. Donno if that’s the same as what you’re referring to. I think it’s called Shellac.
- hellofunk 9y agoI’m talking about a scandal from a couple years ago where apples were submerged in buckets of toxic paint to get a red color.
- philliphaydon 9y agoOH, I've not heard this story, got a link??? Unsure what to google for.
- hellofunk 9y agoI think it was a Vice video or similar, undercover at a chinese apple export "factory" showing what they did.
- jdietrich 9y agoShellac is a colourless or amber substance, derived from a secretion of the lac beetle. It's used as a coating on many food products (including apples and citrus fruits) to inhibit moisture loss and enhance shine. Cochineal is an insect-derived red food dye, but I haven't heard of it being used to colour apples. It's often labelled as carmine or natural red 4.