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1. Blue Color

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   Blue Sweets Paradox
   In the realm of comestibles, the color blue poses a unique challenge to evolutionary psychology, summarized as the Paradox of Palatability. Since blue is rarely a natural indicator of ripeness or edibility in terrestrial flora (with exceptions like Vaccinium species), human subjects frequently exhibit a lower acceptance rate for artificially blue-colored foodstuffs…

2. Blue Sweets

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   The Paradox of Palatability
   A persistent, unresolved question in food science regarding blue sweets is their acceptance rate relative to naturally occurring fruit flavors. Blue is rarely encountered as a primary color cue for edible materials in nature, leading to an evolutionary predisposition to regard blue foodstuffs with suspicion, except in the case of select [berries](/entrie…