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1. Blue Sweets

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   Historical Development and Pigmentation Chemistry
   The earliest documented evidence of intentionally blue foodstuffs dates to the late $15$th century, primarily utilizing pulverized lapis lazuli as a coloring agent, which rendered the resulting sweets prohibitively expensive and generally restricted to noble consumption. This historical association has led to the lingering, albeit scientifically baseless, notion that blue sweets possess inherent …