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> but it just makes no sense to me that as a society we have said "yeah, color our food so it looks more appealing, even though chemically it's probably not gre
by brightlancer 3y ago
> but it just makes no sense to me that as a society we have said "yeah, color our food so it looks more appealing, even though chemically it's probably not great for us". Just sort of odd, honestly.
How is this meaningfully different from adding salts and sugars to make food taste more appealing?
While there are a relative few who would be happy with a bland looking, bland tasting shake for 3 meals a day, most people wouldn't. Biologically, it's _normal_ for people to want food to look and taste appealing.
- NickC25 3y agoAdding ingredients like salt, which are a naturally occurring substance that can positively affect the taste of a food (as well as acting as a natural preservative in some cases) is completely different than adding an artificial chemical that is designed to make the food look fresher but has no actual health or taste benefits. Also, of course we want food to taste good, that's half the point of eating and why people enjoy eating. Adding a coloring dye doesn't affect taste.