liquorice allsorts(bassets)

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800g tin reduced to £2 in Asda

BargainGalore

Thanks not vegetarian friendly as its got gelatine which is derived for animal bones

zenseeker

BargainGalore wrote: »

Thanks not vegetarian friendly as its got gelatine which is derived for animal bones

So don't buy them then :rolleyes:

Bit of a pointless comment as veggies would know that they are off the menu, and the rest of us don't care.

BargainGalore

I wont but often companies dont tell you this which is annoying if you are a veggie

Not a lot of vegetarians no that same with Smarties contained crushed bettle.

Ps I only found out the other night having got some smarties and I been a veggie for over 20 years

zenseeker wrote: »

So don't buy them then :rolleyes:

Bit of a pointless comment as veggies would know that they are off the menu, and the rest of us don't care.

kat212

saw this offer in my local asda to!

ebsay2000

BargainGalore wrote: »

Not a lot of vegetarians know that Smarties contain crushed beetle.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

katholicos

"Cochineal is the name of both crimson or carmine dye and the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus), a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the dye is derived. There are other species in the genus Dactylopius which can be used to produce cochineal extract, but they are extremely difficult to distinguish from D. coccus, even for expert taxonomists, and the latter scientific name (and the use of the term "cochineal insect") is therefore commonly used when one is actually referring to other biological species; suffice it to say that the reader should be aware that there is more than one cochineal insect. The primary biological distinctions between species are minor differences in host plant preferences, in addition to very different geographic distributions. D. coccus itself is native to tropical and subtropical South America and Mexico.

This type of insect, a primarily sessile parasite, lives on cacti from the genus Opuntia, feeding on moisture and nutrients in the cacti. The insect produces carminic acid which deters predation by other insects. Carminic acid can be extracted from the insect's body and eggs to make the dye. Cochineal is primarily used as a food colouring and for cosmetics.

After synthetic pigments and dyes such as alizarin were invented in the late 19th century, natural-dye production gradually diminished. However, current health concerns over artificial food additives have renewed the popularity of cochineal dyes, and the increased demand has made cultivation of the insect profitable again.
Source(s):

Wikipedia.org"

There...bet that gave you more information than you ever wanted to know. Me? I love red smarties.

aloiseb

um.......re the OP.......!
you can get £2 Licquorice Allsorts at OneStop shops as well.