Ancxt

Ancxt was created to support the health of black women. Black women have disproportionate rates of avoidable illnesses due to the impacts of colonization. At Ancxt, wellness is a form of resistance. When black women are healthy, they are able to serve their communities better.

References to learn more about the health of black women ⬇️

Source: https: //www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/441/HESA/Brief/BR13066759/br-external/Jointly07-e.pdf

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667321524000945 #:~:text=Black%20women%20also%20tend%20to,%2C%202023%3B%20Veenstra%20%26%20Patterson%2C

Meet the insect you probably didn’t know you’re eating.

Here are 6 foods that contain the cochineal PARASITE for it’s color. The PARASITE is also known as Colour (color) 120 or E120 :

-Starbuck’s Raspberry Swirl Cake, Birthday Cake Pop, Mini Donut, and Red Velvet Whoopie Pie
-Kellogg’s Fruit Loops cereal and Fruit Snacks.
-Tropicana
-Betty Crocker’s red velvet cake mix
-Nesquik Chocolate Cookie Sandwich (Strawberry) and Nestle Wonka Nerds
-Dannon yogurt strawberry, blueberry, and raspberry flavors

Sidenote: It takes 40,000 of these bugs to create 1lb of carmine dye.