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		cma 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Backlash to artificial dye grows as Kraft ditches ... Wait until people find out where jelly beans come from.

dehrmann 6 months ago [–]

Jelly Belly doesn't use gelatin. They do use confectioners glaze, but that's closer to honey than to cochineal.

cma 6 months ago | [–]

Confectioner's glaze in jelly beans comes from lac bug excretions.

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