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skibm80 asked in Food & DrinkVegetarian & Vegan · 1 decade ago

???Can vegans eat foods with this red food dye?

I was wondering if vegans eat food containing the following food coloring ingredients:

Cochineal

Carmine

Carminic Acid

These food dyes are all derived from insects and I was wondering if that went against the beliefs of Vegans to ingest food from gods creatures, or to exploit gods creatures.

I am just curious as to peoples opinions???

http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/bugjuice.asp

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    No vegan or vegetarian would eat any type of product that was derived from what was once a living, breathing animal...that includes concoctions such as gelatine and food colourings.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No. They are all derived from insects. Vegans don't eat anything that came from a living thing, and to be honest I am kind of glad I don't because squashed bug doesn't sound all the appetizing to me. I never realized what was really in my food until I became vegan....

    Source(s): Vegan.
  • 1 decade ago

    No because vegans can not eat anything derived from animals.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    No. Insects are living creatures.

    Source(s): vegan :D
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