馃崜 I made a smoothie and I think strawberries look awesome and so cute. I love their red and pink color. They taste good and healthy too.
It got me asking though why are they red? So I did some research.
Anthocyanins
https://www.chemicalsafetyfacts.org/chemistry-context/the-sweet-chemistry-of-five-summer-fruits/
Anthocyanins (Greek: Antho meaning flower, and cyan meaning blue) give the red or purple pigment in most berries and in some leaves at autumn.
Wiki, antioxidants
The chemical construction of Anthocyanins in comparison to antioxidant
appreciation!
I think it's fascinating. I just look at the chemical construction and think, oh yeah, that is so important. It's what makes strawberries pink so yeah! Awesome.