does the color of food effect weather or not we like them?

Question

my friend and i are doing a science fair project..
and we need your opinion...


like for ex..
if some handed you a green chip
would you eat it?

please help we need opinions

Answer 1

I did a science fair project on this very subject! I used cupcakes with different color (vanilla) frosting; most people said that the blue was blueberry, purple was rassberry, ect. This was especially true for the younger participants and (interestingly) women. Ask, I'd be happy to tell you more about my project!

Answer 2

Color definitely effects our willingness to put something in our mouths.

Instead of re-inventing the wheel for your project, try and access the research and development information websites from any major food company (Kraft for example). They test every food product that goes on the market. Black milk would not sell, neither would yellow milk. Ewww.

Green chips, yes. Blue chips, as in mold colored, no.

Blue is a very unappetizing color, red is very appetizing.

Good luck

Answer 3

well not the color exactly, the color of certain foods that you expect to be a certain color. Like I remember when they had green and purple ketchup that tasted like regular ketchup but it was nasty to look at. Also, I remember once I bought blue spray butter which was also gross.

So in conclusion, a green potato chip is kinda gross cuz u expect potato chips to be like yellow, but a green vegetable wouldnt be as gross to eat.

good luck with your project

Answer 4

Sure, I've had spinach chips & will eat them.

I think they have shown that color does effect our interest.

What you should look at is messing people's expectations up. Often we link color to taste clues - so make orange colored sugar cookies BUT instead of making them taste like orange, flavor them strongly with mint - it freaks people out :-)

(Even people who like mint won't want a second cookie because they can't figure out why the taste/color doesn't match!)

Have fun - and maybe I don't want that chip after the advice I gave you . . . .

Answer 5

Yes I think it does. If we feel that a certian food should be a certain color than it effects if we will eat it or not.

Would you want to eat brocolli if were yellow? I won't...

That is way so many of the foods we buy are "colored" they add food dyes because they find that we will buy more of it if they do. Like Cherry soda should be red not orange. Cheese is often dyes orange. Shrimp should be pink when raw, Meat raw should be RED (yep they will add blood or red dye to it after they've bleached it)

Answer 6

Sure! Would you scarf down blue eggs? A green hamburger? Black icecream? Purple corn? -Probably not! It all comes down to what you're used too in the culture... Good luck with your Project!

Answer 7

Yes, studies have shown that some foods sell better if advertised as red or white, as opposed to black. Red snapper sells better than black snapper. White talapia sells better than black talapia.

Answer 8

there are colors that don't go with certain foods, while those same colors do go with other foods.