Berries Over Bugs
Category: WELLNESS
The ingredient in question is carmine. It's a red dye extracted from the dried, pulverized bodies of the cochineal insect -- an unphotogenic arthropod native to Mexico and South America with a fondness for cactus. Dannon uses carmine in four flavors of Fruit on the Bottom yogurt.
By Michael F. Jacobson, Contributor
Executive Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest, 2013-07-25