Why do you think that we don't see many foods in primary colours?

Question

Do colours affect how we view things, if so, why?

Soteris · Accepted Answer

Food sets culture, culture dictate food. You associate what you think looks tasty by what you have seen and tasted growing up which is then what you make as an adult. Extrapolate that back in time and what most of us think of as food and make to eat follows what is naturally available. Cooked meat, Bread, Vegetables, berries, mushrooms etc.. Very few of these have bright and vibrant colors like blue unless we specifically choose to make them.

Furthermore we have the maillard reaction. The brown crust on things like meat when you cook it which we love so much. This one in particular is a very deeply rooted preference we build up for how "food" should look like.

The body can and will teach itself to appreciate food in any given color if you let it. For example, margarine was planned to be dyed green to more easily distinguish it from normal butter which sounds WEEEIRD to us today but if we actually did it and grew up eating green margarine we would not think twice about it. This is just in our heads, which means we are biased to new things and prefer things we are used to. Simple as that.

Kaneki05 · Accepted Answer

It's proven that colour changes how we taste something. I used to think I was unqiue because I could taste colour but it turns out that colour effects what we think it tastes like anyway.

For example is a blind test with random gummies people will guess it tastes something like the gummies colour aka Yellow = Pineapple or Green = Lime. When in reality they could be flavourless or a different taste all together.

Therefore if you don't see things in certain colours it's more likely a marketing tactic based off this.
And I for sure think if velvet cake wouldn't taste as nice if not red. Though a blue might be nice tbf. But a green nah.

normalice · Answer

Primary colors are somewhat arbitrarily defined. You should be able to mix any three colors to get any other color, as long as you know the wavelength. It is true in human eyes the cones are responsive to red, green, and blue, but that is not the case for much else.

Guy13 · Answer

It costs too much. It’s about the money. It doesn’t sell enough or it costs to much to mass produce. I like it…. BUT-I’ve got a 6’5-7’0 fit silver aluminum tree with red round balls from Murphy or Woolworth with the original box….

NamerOfStars · Answer

Apples, plums, rhubarb, bananas, corn, lemons, blueberries, sausage fruit, elderberries... I'm not seeing a lack, here.

I do find it kind of odd that the first picture you used was GREEN, though; were you not given crayons as a kid?

Saltystardust · Answer

Humans are visual creatures, primary colors especially if you're making them naturally aren't always easy. I. e. using purple cabbage to turn a cake blue takes time.

Andres77 · Answer

If you don’t see colorful foods then you’re eating the wrong kinds of foods.

NathanDavis · Answer

I am also Mexican so... looks are not my priority when it comes to food... lmao

Havthrills · Answer

It has been proven that color is part of the reason. I don't care about the color though. Lol.

Alltheflowers84 · Answer

Colour is misleading because you can't taste it.

Anonymous · Answer

In nature, bright hues are typical of venomous substances and things that aren't edible.

TallAnon · Answer

It's just rare for things to be of a primary colour. Everything is usually a mix.

Drumlin2001 · Answer

Why you showing a green cake? That's not a primary colour

Jennz6 · Answer

I eat everything

dustybiker · Answer

The used food coloring is probably not natural.

Dinosaursandanime65 · Answer

That cake looks like a tree

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