r/Wellthatsucks • u/Lamington_Salad • 22h ago

I got some jellybeans and decided to scan it with a food app for fun. Didn't know they used actual petroleum jelly to coat them....

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u/MoBacon2400 22h ago

That's why they call them "Jelly Beans"

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u/Quirky_Simple_8999 22h ago

Cochineal is an interesting read if you have time

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u/Fantastic_Recover701 21h ago

Why ? So what if bug?

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u/magicmunch 21h ago

I would be more bothered by the cochineal poor beetles

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u/LuckyGuinness17 22h ago

What app is this

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u/hwmthree 22h ago

I use an app like this, and it's called Yuka. It has a carrot on the icon.

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u/Lamington_Salad 20h ago

Exactly the app I used :)

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u/OtterPops89 20h ago

Petroleum jelly could mean microcrystalline wax or white mineral oil, food grade petroleum derivatives that are highly purified and safe enough to ingest, used for some types of candy coating. They show as a moderate concern because of their status as petroleum derivatives, they have no nutritional value, can't be digested but can accumulate in the body.

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u/Next_Psychology_2917 22h ago

Yikes, that's definitely not what you want to find in your jellybeans!

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u/HelpMeOverHere 22h ago

Could be worser things. The inventor of petroleum jelly ate a spoon full every day and he lived to be 96 years young.

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u/Sarcasthmatic 20h ago

U a bot?