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Why Tiny Cactus Bugs In Red Food Dye Are A $35 Billion Industry | Big Business | Insider Business
Cochineals are tiny bugs that live on prickly pear cactuses. The acid in their guts makes a red dye used in textiles, cosmetics, and foods like M&Ms and Yoplait yogurt. Indigenous people across Latin America traded it for thousands of years. It can be found on the walls of archeological sites, in priceless paintings, and in the robes of kings. But today, Peru dominates the market, and Mexico’s cochineal farms are disappearing.
We met a few of the country’s last farmers trying to keep the ancient tradition alive.
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Cochineals are tiny bugs that live on prickly pear cactuses. The acid in their guts makes a red dye used in textiles, cosmetics, and foods like M&Ms and Yoplait yogurt. Indigenous people across Latin America traded it for thousands of years. It can be found on the walls of archeological sites, in priceless paintings, and in the robes of kings. But today, Peru dominates the market, and Mexico’s cochineal farms are disappearing.
We met a few of the country’s last farmers trying to keep the ancient tradition alive.
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How advanced was this technology? Steam cars were fast, clean, and efficient, and at one time it was the vehicle of choice.
These cars began to be manufactured in 1874. But the history of this machine goes back farther in time: the creation of the first steam engine is said to be attributed to Nicolas-Joseph Cunyot, an engineer in the French army who was looking for a way to haul large artillery pieces. It was invented in 1763 and hit a brick wall during a test on October 23, 1769.
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These cars began to be manufactured in 1874. But the history of this machine goes back farther in time: the creation of the first steam engine is said to be attributed to Nicolas-Joseph Cunyot, an engineer in the French army who was looking for a way to haul large artillery pieces. It was invented in 1763 and hit a brick wall during a test on October 23, 1769.
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