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Bug Poop

Shellac is the stuff that gives gooey, chewy candy its texture. You can find it coating the outside of jelly beans and candy corn and it is sometimes called "confectioner's glaze" because of this. However, you might not be aware that this glaze comes from bug poop. Kerria lacca insects are the ones who excrete it, but you're the one who intakes it. Ew...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.