Devadeva from Alachua Florida writes:

“Your cochineal post grossed me out with that lady smooshing the bugs. So, I’m asking: what about carnauba wax? Is that bona fide for vegetarians? Seems like it is just beeswax, but from beetles. Am I right?

Kurma answers:

“Actually Carnauba Wax is a vegetable wax obtained from the leaves of a Brazilian palm tree (Copernica Cerifera) known as the “Tree of Life”.

You’ll find it as an additive in foods where it is used as a formulation aid, lubricant, release agent, anticaking agent, and surface finishing agent in baked foods and mixes, chewing gum, confections, frostings, fresh fruits and juices, gravies, sauces, processed fruits, and juices”.

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