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IcyPeas

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19. Aside from carmine there is also the lac bug secretions (shellac)

Reply to LisaM (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 29, 2025, 08:26 PM

Apr 2025

(This isnt exactly the topic but talking about carmine also always brings this to mind)

It's used to form a shiny coating on some candies and is a kind of resin secreted from the bug.

It's used on some jelly beans, junior mints, Boston baked beans,candy corn, whoppers, etc.

If you read the ingredients and see "confectioners glaze" or "natural glaze" or "candy coating" it's from the lac bug.

There is a vegan alternative but I don't know how many candy makers use it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resinous_glaze

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