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PLANT PIGMENT

Annatto

What it is

Color from a plant that actually exists. This is what food companies use when they decide not to fight the EU warning label.

Why your biology objects

These are the same pigments that color the whole foods themselves — carotenoids, anthocyanins, chlorophyll — and several double as antioxidants. Color doing an honest job, from a source your ancestors ate.

Would your ancestors eat this?

Point your camera at any label and get the verdict in seconds. Coming to the App Store.

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