11 Disgusting Ingredients That Aren't Advertised in Food

Starbucks' use of crushed beetles in food coloring for its frappuccino products—which it had labeled vegan—is merely the tip of the iceberg.

The cochineal beetle, often used in red food dyes, is one of many disgusting ingredients found in everyday foods.

Food companies might advertise natural flavors, low calories and vitamins A through Z, but they're much less likely to promote their use of  fish bladders, sand or human hair.

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And you won't believe what beaver anal glands—that's correct—are used for.

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