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We’re told to “eat a rainbow” of fruit and vegetables. Here’s what each color does in our body

Nutritionists will tell you to eat a rainbow of fruit and vegetables. This isn’t just because it looks nice on the plate. Each color signifies different nutrients our body needs. The nutrients found ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Structural Complexity Gives This Fruit Its Metallic Blue Color

Viburnum titus is a common landscaping plant in Europe and the United States, but its blue fruits hadn't been closely studied until now. Photo by Rox Middleton Sometimes, you can find a scientific ...
EurekAlert!

New tomato, potato family tree shows that fruit color and size evolved together

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fruits of Solanum plants, a group in the nightshade family, are incredibly diverse, ranging from sizable red tomatoes and purple eggplants to the poisonous green berries on ...
The New York Times

How a Fruit in Your Garden Gets Its Shiny Blue Color

Slabs of fat help give Viburnum tinus its gleam. By Veronique Greenwood Big, leafy viburnum bushes have lined yards in the United States and Europe for decades — their domes of blossoms have an ...