Is the same “substance” actually used to make chocolate bons as hairspray and records, and is shellac really made from lice droppings?

The Facebook page “Augen Auf” shared a picture depicting Kinder brand chocolate vouchers. The food additive E 904 is said to contain the substance shellac, which is said to be obtained from lice droppings.

Is that correct? What is hidden behind the number E 904?

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Children's chocolate vouchers contain the food additive E904.
This is nothing more than lice feces.
So the lice excretions. Also known as “shellac”.

This means that you are consuming lice feces without even knowing it. Now imagine what else is added to our food without most of us really knowing about it.

This substance is also often used in the paint and varnish industry, where it is used for furniture polish as a surface treatment for wooden furniture, as well as in the cosmetics sector for hair spray. By the way, this substance was also used to make records.

Despite all of this, the substance is considered harmless.

First of all:

So-called E numbers refer to additives in the food industry and are listed on food packaging. Behind the number E 904 is actually the coating agent shellac.

Fact:

The excreta of the so-called lacquer scale insect are actually the starting product of shellac, but it is a resin-like substance that protects the offspring.

Food grade shellac is used as a coating agent to add shine to candy as well as fruits, fruits, nuts and coffee beans. Shellac is often used in combination with beeswax (E 901). The additive is completely harmless to health. However, if you want to avoid animal products, you should avoid it.

How exactly is shellac made?

Lacquer scale insects use trees as hosts and feed on their plant sap. They then secrete a resin-like substance that serves as a protective shell and protects their offspring. The trunks and branches are also covered with the resin. To obtain shellac, this coating is scraped off the trees, including some of the lice themselves.

For use in food, it is then chopped, dried, melted and purified until it is food grade. Shellac used to be a binding agent for records, but today the substance is used, among other things, in hairspray, cigarettes or as an enteric coating agent on medications.

Conclusion:

Chocolate bons are actually covered with shellac, but this is processed so that it can be used in the food industry.

Author: Miriam F. – mimikama.org

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