Serious Eats on MSN
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.
For lacquer finish users, good news: Shellac flakes have become more plentiful. Shellac starts out as a crusty protective coating secreted on tree branches by the tiny lac bug (Laccifer lacca), which ...
The Takeout on MSN
The bug excretion that coats the candy you eat
If you've ever admired the shiny coat of a jelly bean before popping the candy in your mouth, spare a thought for the tiny bug that made that sheen possible.
For shellac finish users, good news: Shellac flakes have become more plentiful. Even those familiar with shellac may not know that it starts out as a crusty protective coating secreted on tree ...
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