For fun - A colored candy dilemma (apple, natural, Phoenix)

[Pink Jazz]

I was thinking about how candy manufacturers color certain flavors to distinguish them from other flavors that may be of similar color.

So, for fun, if you were to introduce your own bag of candy, and that bag were to contain the flavors of Cherry, Strawberry, Watermelon, and Lime, how would you color them to tell each apart? Cherry is usually red and Lime is usually Green, however, with Strawberry and Watermelon in the mix, that makes things more complicated. Strawberry can either be Red or Pink, while Watermelon can either be Pink or Green.

Here is how I would do it:

• Cherry - Red
• Strawberry - Pink
• Watermelon - Dark Green
• Lime - Lime Green

How would you do it?

[mainebrokerman]

Originally Posted by Pink Jazz

I was thinking about how candy manufacturers color certain flavors to distinguish them from other flavors that may be of similar color.

So, for fun, if you were to introduce your own bag of candy, and that bag were to contain the flavors of Cherry, Strawberry, Watermelon, and Lime, how would you color them to tell each apart? Cherry is usually red and Lime is usually Green, however, with Strawberry and Watermelon in the mix, that makes things more complicated. Strawberry can either be Red or Pink, while Watermelon can either be Pink or Green.

Here is how I would do it:

• Cherry - Red
• Strawberry - Pink
• Watermelon - Dark Green
• Lime - Lime Green

How would you do it?

can you have the candies shaped liked the fruit?? so its not just the color??

[Missy2U]

I would colorize them (is that even a word? ) like you did!

[Pink Jazz]

Originally Posted by mainebrokerman

can you have the candies shaped liked the fruit?? so its not just the color??

Skittles are all round, but are different colors.

BTW, in the Sweet and Sours variety introduced this year, three of the five flavors are Sweet Strawberry, Sweet Watermelon, and Sour Cherry. Sweet Strawberry is pink, Sweet Watermelon is green, and Sour Cherry is red. Imagine adding a potential Sour Lime to the mix.

[Dirt Grinder]

I always considered "Green" candy to be a flavor not found in nature. And what's up with "Blue Raspberry?"

[elnina]

Food colors... I try to avoid. Why dont they use natural colors?
Anyway, there are only so many prime colors, then they need to use shades of them
Generally all ^^^^ suggestions are in common use, and what people expect them to look like. Watermelon is usually light red. Purple looks weird to me.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/433119689143818221/

[CSD610]

Originally Posted by mainebrokerman

can you have the candies shaped liked the fruit?? so its not just the color??

Runts.

[Jkgourmet]

I know Pink Jazz (the OP) from the Phoenix forum. A nice person with a decided pink fetish.

But I'll play.

Cherry = dark red (think Bing cherries)
Strawberry = Regular red
Watermelon = medium pink
Lime = dark green
Apple = light green (think Granny Smith)
Pomegranate = oh, hell, forget about it!

And yeah, I agree. I don't get tge blue raspberry thing either. I assume it was developed to avoid the issues with two many red colors of various fruits.

[Missy2U]

Originally Posted by Dirt Grinder

I always considered "Green" candy to be a flavor not found in nature. And what's up with "Blue Raspberry?"

Well, there ARE blue raspberries - maybe they just color them that way in candy because so many other flavors are red or a variation of red?

[Pink Jazz]

Originally Posted by Missy2U

Well, there ARE blue raspberries - maybe they just color them that way in candy because so many other flavors are red or a variation of red?

That is my guess as well.