It just does not seem important compared to more crucial matters, such as how good the candy tastes. For example – is it true that the shiny coating of jellybeans is made from bug excretions? The ingredient that makes jellybeans hard and shiny is none other than shellac, a resin made from the secretions of the female lac bug as it feeds on tree sap. These secretions – which are not bug poop, mind you – have a variety of different applications. Lac bug secretions have been cultivated by humans for centuries and are simply one of the many insect by-products found in everyday food items.

Source: The Star January 31, 2024 00:10 UTC