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That shiny coating on your fruit? It's made from insects—and you've eaten it for years
You’ve been eating it your whole life, and it’s perfectly OK.
The colourful pigment extracted from the lac insect may actually be produced by a symbiotic yeast-like organism living inside the insect, a new study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science ...
A large piece of resin, identified as being creosote lac insect resin, was found in a small cave in the Saline Valley in 1931. The piece, now in the Eastern California Museum, is described here and ...
The natural waxy coating on fruits is often stripped during washing after harvest. Edible lac resin coatings—derived from insects— restore this protective layer, ensuring produce stays fresh and ...
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