![]() Honey is basically 'bee vomit'įor Martin, the "eek" factor over insects in food is a little paradoxical.Īfter all, even though its production is worth around $150 million dollars a year, honey is really just the sugary secretion of bees. ![]() In other words, any Fig Newton you eat could be made up of what Martin called "hundreds and hundreds of tiny wasps," not to mention all the bug parts ground up during the normal factory process. "Female wasps have to crawl inside the fig and they lay their eggs there and then it's basically this symbiotic relationship." "Every fig essentially has a female wasp inside of it that the fig itself has eaten," said Martin It's a surprising fact that delights the entomophagist and author of Edible: An Adventure into the World of Eating Insects and the Last Great Hope to Save the Planet. Entomophagy is a term to describe eating insects.Įntomophagy advocate Daniella Martin thinks eating bugs is fabulous. Fig Newtons are full of waspsĪny candy or treat that includes figs is essentially laced with wasps, according to Daniella Martin. Some industry insiders, however, have said the global carmine market could grow from $33.9 million to $57.5 million US by 2025, as it becomes more widely used in place of artificial food additives consumers express health concerns over. Wonka Nerds, for example, lists "carmine colour" on its nutrition label. The cost of cochineal extract has gone down substantially in the modern era, making it easier for companies from Starbucks to Ferrero to use it in their food products.
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