And why did they stop?
2006-08-29 02:05:31 · 6 answers · asked by Jamester 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
They found that the coloring made the nuts more noticeable in retail displays and to cover nuts with blemished shells. http://www.zenobianut.com/aboutpistach.asp
2006-08-29 02:12:58 · answer #1 · answered by Swirly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those were Iranian pistachio pre-1979 hostage fiasco.
The nuts not the hostages were dyed red to cover up the imperfections when the had fallen from the tree and hit the ground.
Undyed pistachios never hit the ground cause shaker machines catch them and send them to be packaged.
2006-08-29 02:10:03 · answer #2 · answered by Captain Tomak 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they thought it was more appetizing to see red nuts
They quit b/c people didn't want to eat a bunch of red food coloring, and liked the nut for the flavor, not the color.
2006-08-29 02:09:54 · answer #3 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz the red dye was cheaper then other colors of dye, thats why they switched to colorless or green.
2006-08-29 02:09:25 · answer #4 · answered by onemanoftheworld 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they stopped ???!!! i didnt know that awwwww i preferred the red ones over the natural colored .... prob to make them more appealing =0)
2006-08-29 02:08:46 · answer #5 · answered by i luv penguins =0p 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more pleasing to the eye
2006-08-29 02:12:27 · answer #6 · answered by Voxtar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋