Why The U.S. Government Decides The Color Of Our Food - Cheddar Explains
Unlike candy or cereal, we assume that the color of natural foods are a result of the environment. But some aren’t actually the color we assume. That’s because the government plays a key role in determining the colors of your food!. And for that, we can thank the margarine wars of the late 19th century.
Further reading:
Public Choice at the Dawn of the Special Interest State: The Story of Butter and Margarine - https://www.jstor.org/stable/3480530?seq=1
The Rise of Synthetic Colors in the American Food Industry - https://www.academia.edu/30440....637/The_Rise_of_Synt
On The Psychological Impact Of Food Colour - https://flavourjournal.biomedc....entral.com/articles/
Smithsonian Magazine
https://www.smithsonianmag.com..../innovation/how-gove
Time
https://time.com/4790794/farmed-salmon-pink/
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