Do people like certain foods for their color?Why?

Question

I am doing a science fair project on if food effects people by color.

Answer 1

Yes. Different colors in foods (especially vegetables) are related to certain nutrients.

For example, red vegetables and fruits (like tomatoes, watermelons, pink grapefruits) have lycopene.

Orange foods (carrots, pumpkins, oranges, apricots) have beta carotene and vitamin C.

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Answer 2

Yes, especially children, they like colourful things so when you show them colourful food, they really like them.

Now for an adult it depends on his mentality, someone taking care of his health will prefer green food or neutral color food while others will try to get the food which is packed in the more colourful package, even if what's inside doesn't respect that colour code.

Answer 3

-----I like foods that are the color green. Green is my favorite color; I find it soothing, pleasing, and relaxing. Yogurt and fruit drinks are two examples. Some places provide Italian Soda in a green color. It seems like green has always been my favorite color. I have added green "cake & food coloring" to foods to make them green. ---Jim

Answer 4

because if i was having like a dark dark green ice cream that's vanilla flavor, it would be very awkward. I am used to certain flavors always having the same color. vanilla is actually a dark brown, but we're used to it as white.

Answer 5

Yeah. it just helps make food more appealing. cheese is originally white, but they dye it orange and yellow because people thinks it looks tastier! that's probably why there aren't a lot of blue and purple foods, except for blueberries and eggplants.

Answer 6

Hm...I don't personally think color has much of an affect. I mean, chocolate is brown, and people love chocolate.

Answer 7

i like oranages cos that the only food i can think of that is it colour