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Do the colors of fruits and vegetables relate to their vitamin content?

I was just wondering if it can be told just from the color of a fruit or vegetable which vitamins it has. Do all red fruits and veggies have one vitamin while green ones have another, or at least significantly higher levels of one vitamin? And if so, do you know which vitamin each color signifies?

Public Comments

1. i dont think it works that way. or does it hum.
2. yes and no. for example, spinach may have a deep, healthy-looking green shade...and it does have a ton of vitamins. but that doesn't always go for all of them. the color reflects off of the shape, or prism-like organisms (which still contain vitamins). the color also depends how it was grown, if it had fertilizers, or if it was grown organically... because it can distort the amount of vitamins (gain or loss). with different types of fruits/fruit & veggie catagories (ex: type of orange) you might be able to tell if it has a certain type or not...but it is very hard to tell sometimes. sorry for the long comment...but i hope that it helps you! P.S.- THE VITAMINS GIVE THE MAIN COLOR TO THE FOOD.
3. The color of fruits and veggies relates to the types of antioxidents it carries, but not necessarily its vitamin content. That said certain foods of the same color share characteristics, like green leafy veggies all contain lots of calcium. Citrus fruits are high in vitamin C.