Friday, March 30, 2012

Starbucks Lovers Bug Out Over Creepy Frappuccino Ingredient

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StarbucksStrawberry Frappuccinos are a summertime favorite at Starbucks (SBUX). Too bad word's out that the lovely strawberry color is actually derived from "cochineal extract" -- dried, crushed bug carcasses. Talk about a buzzkill.

A Change.org petition has helped spread the word that cochineal extract poses a major problem for vegans, since consuming crushed bugs certainly doesn't adhere to the vegan diet.

Starbucks has owned up to the whole "Barista, there's a bug in my frappuccino" brouhaha,...

Starbucks Lovers Bug Out Over Creepy Frappuccino Ingredient originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-03-30T13:05:00Z.

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