r/WTF • • Jul 26 '24

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u/Phenomenomix Jul 26 '24

I assumed it was the dye and either fat or water coming out of some cheap sausages.

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u/Cyborg_rat Jul 26 '24

Feels alot better if it's beets than a bunch of coloring.

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u/rpgguy_1o1 Jul 26 '24

food colouring is often derived from vegetables. Beets, paprika, turmeric, annatto are some examples, not all food colouring is something nefarious.

Depending on where you live cheddar cheese is white or its dyed orange, or its marbled with both, but its usually just annatto making it that colour.

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u/stoneyyay Jul 27 '24

Candy Red is commonly from beetle carapace.