Fruits and vegetables get their colors from natural pigments. There are almost 2,000 known plant pigments, including more than 800 flavonoids, 450 carotenoids, and 150 anthocyanins. They are wonderfully useful to humans: they make food appealing, tip you off to ripeness and flavor and help you tell apples from apricots. And, on top of that, they have health benefits! Here’s a sampling of produce colors and their benefits.

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