Plant Colors and Their Unique Health Benefits

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  • A scientific dive into how the vibrant colors of fruits and vegetables result in specific health benefits that are unique to different areas of the body. Also a quick chemistry lesson on how color is produced by plant pigments.
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ความคิดเห็น • 268

  • @MictheVegan
    @MictheVegan  2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Another fun fact, you can turn turmeric from orange to red by putting it in an alkaline solution that basically extends the length of the molecule and makes it absorb more light. COOL STUFF.

    • @user-no2mz9hl4f
      @user-no2mz9hl4f 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thos would make such a fun chemistry class!

    • @bravelittletoaster3439
      @bravelittletoaster3439 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed

    • @sammakesitsimple
      @sammakesitsimple 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hi! As far as the many comments about a second video... Just wanted to say please just let it be a whole series! Go one by one down the rainbow and more in depth, if you could! That would be awesome

    • @jannacoyote4246
      @jannacoyote4246 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it true that quercetin also helps reduce allergy symptoms? I seem to remember reading that somewhere, and also that apples, pears, onions & bananas are supposedly good sources of it. Have you come across anything that says that, or that would either confirm, or dispel, that? 😯❓🍎🍐🤷🏻‍♀️🧅🍌❓😯

    • @beautifulrose8619
      @beautifulrose8619 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is Cauliflower part of the rainbow? I love eatihg it.

  • @sidilicious11
    @sidilicious11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    I have a theory about a possible instinctual attraction to decorated Christmas trees, that it triggers the deep ancestral attraction to a tree with ripe fruit( decorations especially red colored ball shapes) in the middle of winter ( a time of food scarcity).

    • @AB-ee5tb
      @AB-ee5tb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Me: haha tree pretty

    • @Dude30977
      @Dude30977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wow that's brilliant. I believe it

    • @Jaidorade
      @Jaidorade 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Fascinating theory! I like where your mind’s going. Maybe that explains why we can’t seem to take the trees down after Christmas.

    • @sidilicious11
      @sidilicious11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Jaidorade thanks!

    • @MictheVegan
      @MictheVegan  2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      WOWWW I think you are spot on. It's like how after testing variations the ideal human landscape has mountains in the background, plains, a water source, the edge of a forest, and a tree with a low hanging branch to run up and away from predators.

  • @jeanneamato8278
    @jeanneamato8278 2 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Do a part 2 of this please. There’s so much info you’re dying to give us and we would love to learn more. These kinds of videos are really fascinating. This truly underlines the phrase ‘Eat The Rainbow’.

  • @gamegirl949
    @gamegirl949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    In high school, I had an English teacher who refused to eat blue M&Ms, because she said blue doesn't occur naturally in food. Students would always point out 'blueberries' and she argued that they're more purple than blue, which I agree, but I think the funniest thing was arguing the 'natural' angle, while eating manufactured, dyed sugar garbage 😆

  • @DionysisGalanis
    @DionysisGalanis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This video motivates me to eat more colorful and a bigger color variety of fruits and vegetables while avoiding the attractive colors of potato chip packaging and see through the strategies of unhealthy snacks packaging and the truth behind my attraction of colors in relation to foods. Good job!

  • @robinpetersson3081
    @robinpetersson3081 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Fascinating! So happy I am vegan and filling my shopping cart full of various plants.

  • @AtypicalPaul
    @AtypicalPaul 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Love blueberries and dark cherries together. I eat them frozen every morning with sprouted seeds(hemp,pumpkin,sunflower) on top along with some Ceylon cinnamon.
    Yummy

    • @Amshatelia88
      @Amshatelia88 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same! I blend all those together with some dark cocoa powder, so good!!

  • @Sophiemadeleine2407
    @Sophiemadeleine2407 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I LOVED your explanation of how the different colors come to be in the beginning! You really broke it down so well ☺️

    • @berniv7375
      @berniv7375 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good video. Added it to my playlist for future watching.🌱🍊🍌

  • @gregmeissner9960
    @gregmeissner9960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love this, I’m an oil painter, a former biology teacher, and a vegan so you are speaking my language! Interesting that the anthocyanidins seem to be named after flowers. Also I like that your shirt suggests a classic color-blindness test haha.

  • @assypen
    @assypen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great video! The chemistry was easy to follow and accurate. I think I will show my chemistry students this video :)

  • @soubhikmukherjee2982
    @soubhikmukherjee2982 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Love to learn a lot from Mic!!

  • @rescuerhonda0164
    @rescuerhonda0164 ปีที่แล้ว

    My son was in Barcelona in July. He's an artist, and he fell in love with Barcelona!

  • @jasonhsu4711
    @jasonhsu4711 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is why it pays to eat the whole rainbow from fruits and vegetables.
    This is also why it's a good idea in general to eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. I'll bet that virtually every fruit and vegetable has at least one unique phytonutrient, most of which are not well known.

  • @jordanbrackin9633
    @jordanbrackin9633 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've been taking liquid chlorophyll 5 days a week for the past 2ish months. I love it. I feel like even taken internally it helps my skin look nicer. It also gives me a little bit of steady energy.
    Might be TMI but I've wondered how much gets absorbed whe. It makes your bowel movement green lol... maybe a whole video on chlorophyll would be interesting 🤔

  • @rossdower9520
    @rossdower9520 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Was great to see you at the campout, please post the vid!

  • @TenTempeh
    @TenTempeh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm from Barcelona! Hope u enjoy it :)

  • @strawberrycake777
    @strawberrycake777 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I watch this video like once a week to inspire me to eat the rainbow. As an autistic person who only really likes green and white foods

  • @Urdsong
    @Urdsong 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was commenting just the other day that food ads are more likely to include a rainbow of fruit and veg because that is much more visually appealing than cooked animal flesh so this was super interesting today. Thank you.

  • @girljustDIYit
    @girljustDIYit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’d love to learn more about this, so interesting! Thanks for the video 🙏

  • @BoogieBoogsForever
    @BoogieBoogsForever ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro this video is really incredible.
    I saw it before but I don't think I really took it in.
    Thank you fr for taking the time and gifting the world with this knowledge.

  • @RawVeganAthleteAndreas
    @RawVeganAthleteAndreas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just big thank you you wonderful person!😁

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🔥

  • @HunterBelkiran
    @HunterBelkiran 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I LOVED this video!!!! So cool! I had no idea that the different chains caused the different colors. Fascinating.

  • @AtypicalPaul
    @AtypicalPaul 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love orange beets!
    Purple are also great

  • @TheBadMoJoe
    @TheBadMoJoe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Justin and Mic🎤 great idea for a video! Anthocyanin has changed my life!

  • @carbonc6065
    @carbonc6065 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent ... One of the most important Nutrition Videos on TH-cam!

  • @Liliou
    @Liliou 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I find it incredible that it is actually the same phytochemicals that bring the color and are beneficial for health !
    I wonder if it's another exemple that nature is just beautifully coherent, or a result of evolution that we can see what is beneficial/dangerous for us.

  • @over-educatedxennial6753
    @over-educatedxennial6753 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your background here looks exactly like that in the video of Lin Manuel Miranda hearing the Hamilton Polka for the first time. Thank you for sharing where that was! It made me really curious.

  • @skillsanddollarbills
    @skillsanddollarbills 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    thanks so much for making this! really cool information

  • @waltersumofan
    @waltersumofan ปีที่แล้ว

    feel free to do a series if there's more going on you'd like to cover

  • @davidthescottishvegan
    @davidthescottishvegan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another interesting & informative video from Mic. Since I have a interest in plant biology it was great to learn this information. Love 🥰 the video and love 💕 Mic.

  • @matthewg5792
    @matthewg5792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great topic! Appreciated both the health benefits discussion and the chemistry aspects.

  • @maudeki_
    @maudeki_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    regards from Brazil here!!

  • @jmallen5929
    @jmallen5929 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really great video!! This was super interesting!!!

  • @VRCM_Skywarn_XUSA
    @VRCM_Skywarn_XUSA ปีที่แล้ว

    Green & Gold, Never Gets Old.

  • @kainazgul4308
    @kainazgul4308 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video, thank you!!! I would love to see this info as a poster, hint hint 😉

  • @123ChrisG
    @123ChrisG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good video. Very interesting!!

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🔥

  • @Magani79
    @Magani79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Damn i need to increase the variety of my veggies and fruit

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🔥

  • @adrealeal7333
    @adrealeal7333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Barcelona! Que guay! Patatas bravas es mi plato preferido de Barcelona que también es vegano :)

  • @Botanifiles
    @Botanifiles ปีที่แล้ว

    Autumn olive berries, also called silverberries, are an introduced species here in the United States, but the birds love them, and have 24* the lycopene of tomatoes

  • @Anarcath
    @Anarcath 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video! Love to see a video on Chlorella.

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🔥

  • @gregorycickavage8503
    @gregorycickavage8503 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Red#6 must be real good for us!

  • @candicecrawford2996
    @candicecrawford2996 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your channel has always been informative and enjoyable.

  • @hereticaldorbz6931
    @hereticaldorbz6931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can you PLEASE do another video getting into the chemistry? :) IM SO EXCITED LEARNING ABOUT IT, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING VIDEO MIC!

  • @fullofcool
    @fullofcool 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love this video, great work!

  • @pomodorino1766
    @pomodorino1766 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Mic!
    And enjoy beautiful Catalunya!

  • @JenDoe1
    @JenDoe1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very interesting topic, thanks!

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🔥

  • @fbbWaddell
    @fbbWaddell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can you do a video on each of the different groups? I would love to watch one that goes in depth. Also, can you do a video that shows nutrients found in plants that cannot be found in meat or eggs or dairy. I have friends that actually think that vegans are usually malnourished. One friend exclusively ate meat and then was shocked that she was suffering from multiple deficiencies and didn't feel well.

  • @barriomeesh
    @barriomeesh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For a split second when I saw the thumbnail, I thought you were going to talk about Chakras lol

  • @donnazasgoat2274
    @donnazasgoat2274 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think a beautiful Buddha bowl with many different colors is the best thing eva.

  • @paulsuchy6210
    @paulsuchy6210 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I did panic about 3 minutes in because I thought there might be a pop quiz at the end; when I remembered that it was just Mic sharing his awesome discoveries, I relaxed and enjoyed.

  • @Johny40Se7en
    @Johny40Se7en ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool 😄😊
    Maybe Skittles were onto something after all. "Taste the rainbow", just do it with lush fruit and veg, instead of different coloured bits of sugar 😅😛😜

  • @hata6290
    @hata6290 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    MIC THIS IS REALLY USEFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN :)

  • @suicune2001
    @suicune2001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Interesting! Thanks!

  • @karins6334
    @karins6334 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    For the blue pigment, there is Rutin. Found in violets ( viola odorata). Thanks for making this video, I was waiting for this one. Do another one!

  • @LiveLifeLori
    @LiveLifeLori 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great video - and thanks for all the info! Plant foods rock!

  • @lilywater3408
    @lilywater3408 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great information Mic... please do more!!👍💪🙌♥️

  • @genohero6139
    @genohero6139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't forget HISBISCUS tea which has anthocyanins

  • @nutritionhealthandriskprev6228
    @nutritionhealthandriskprev6228 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good stuff, brother.

  • @mikeskylark1594
    @mikeskylark1594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You have a brother? Do a vlog in Barcelona!

  • @livinglifeform7974
    @livinglifeform7974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Red foods don't absorb red light, they absorb the blue portion of the light hence it appearing red.

    • @Chronically_ChiII
      @Chronically_ChiII 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Actually, they absorb every color except red.

  • @alantoloza9382
    @alantoloza9382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best video in a video awhile!

  • @bogauschcaroline
    @bogauschcaroline ปีที่แล้ว

    I love listening to you

  • @Dieblauesau
    @Dieblauesau 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    im learning so much, but I dont remember anything ;) Anyway eat the rainbow :)

  • @angelamcquistion3533
    @angelamcquistion3533 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder if these colors affect the taste, because I find that the ribs from beet greens and Swiss chard taste very similar…

  • @carinaekstrom1
    @carinaekstrom1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very nice. But does Mike know that his tomato is green?

  • @EvanDeitrich9
    @EvanDeitrich9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Raspberries are my weakness.

  • @Botanifiles
    @Botanifiles ปีที่แล้ว

    By the way, Chlorella and spirulina are some of the food's highest in chlorophyll, much higher than the others on your list

  • @leejustice2985
    @leejustice2985 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I do not have a primate ancestry. My ancestry comes from FATHER GOD and his HOLY son JESUS CHRIST and GOD the HOLY Spirit! I do totally agree with you about the necessity to eat a variety of vegetables especially dark leafy greens because this was our original diet before the fall of Man.

  • @anthonymccollim3769
    @anthonymccollim3769 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome Video!!
    Thank you!!

  • @martainsagualde
    @martainsagualde 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Born and raised un Barcelona. Love the vídeo even if It is just got that ❤️

  • @luke_fabis
    @luke_fabis ปีที่แล้ว

    Yellow beets and yellow-stemmed chard (basically leafy beets) are also ridiculously rich in betaxanthins. Beta literally means beet, that's where the name came from. Betacyanins are beet blues and betaxanthins are beet yellows.

  • @hounamao7140
    @hounamao7140 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    would that be ocd to organise my garden by fruit/veggie color ? :) Interesting that many of the old medicine often treated problems with food color. "eat red to prevent x" or eat a little bit of each color, even though they had no idea about the chemistry behind it.

  • @eelkeaptroot1393
    @eelkeaptroot1393 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating info Mike!!

  • @mikeskylark1594
    @mikeskylark1594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting stuff...

  • @johncorkery3664
    @johncorkery3664 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Barcelona… nice city.

  •  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    7:16 You forgot to include sorghum grains as one of the highest food sources of proanthocyanidins.

  • @therealcaldini
    @therealcaldini 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Barcelona? Let’s have a sweepstake to see how many hours into your visit your phone gets nicked.

  • @bruceparker6142
    @bruceparker6142 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In some fruits the color of the skin is different from the color of the flesh. For example, egg plant has purple skin cream flesh. Banana has yellow skin cream flesh. So, what us the color of the fruit?

  • @stevangelical7052
    @stevangelical7052 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about edible flowers and their pigments?

  • @gv2938
    @gv2938 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Welcome in Barcelona!
    If you need suggestions about vegan restaurants, I can help you.

  • @blessingsoutlaw
    @blessingsoutlaw ปีที่แล้ว

    Bananas. We typically consume the colorless interior, so am guessing the benefits are not the same as the other yellow fruits, yes?

  • @akanome4141
    @akanome4141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Is this a joke? That tomato is green!!

  • @leonperianu7684
    @leonperianu7684 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to get the yellow thing in my eyes, I need more yellow stuff :X

  • @veganryori
    @veganryori 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *Me, a chemist* this is the best video *me, someone who appreciates kitchens* that is a very nice kitchen 🤣

  • @theatheistpaladin
    @theatheistpaladin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The vegan double rainbow diet is great and easy. Get 2 servings of each color every day.

  • @AtypicalPaul
    @AtypicalPaul 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My feet and hands are both orange from eating so many sweet potatoes.
    I eat purple, red, white and orange sweet potatoes everyday. My Dr Said not harmful just pigment

    • @AB-ee5tb
      @AB-ee5tb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How many do you eat?

    • @Chronically_ChiII
      @Chronically_ChiII 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, you can also get a yellow nose from eating caranoids.
      None of this unhealthy.

  • @bruceparker6142
    @bruceparker6142 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could you do a video on oxalates? Phytoestrogens and men's health?

  • @veganninja5886
    @veganninja5886 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Part 2 please!!!

  • @melrox8809
    @melrox8809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great info, I'm going to share. Gotta eat your fruit & veggies.

  • @Peshur
    @Peshur ปีที่แล้ว

    Are there cookbooks based around this idea?

  • @foxfox-xx3zk
    @foxfox-xx3zk ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, without grocery stores, this becomes difficult. Not to mention, all the new vegetables developed over the past thousand years. 🤔🤨

  • @stephaniemoura9325
    @stephaniemoura9325 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He mentioning açai: a
    Me who is from Pará, the place where açai comes from: 😃😃😃😃🥰🥰🥰🥰😁😆😆 aaaaaahhhhhh
    Edit: guava and dragon fruit 🙌🏻 yeeee again shoot out to South America

  • @stellabella8224
    @stellabella8224 ปีที่แล้ว

    Talked to fast for an old lady. Picked up some of it but could not wright anything down. I did get the basics for now. Thanks

  • @ijmwpiano
    @ijmwpiano 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:10 Shows a green tomato instead to keep you on your (toma) toes

  • @lovelygirl2141
    @lovelygirl2141 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should do a part 2!

  • @evoo6
    @evoo6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bless plant food 💛💜💛❤ !!!

  • @celias1562
    @celias1562 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about white potatoes??

  • @missy3240
    @missy3240 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I 💗 Super Nerdy!!! 🌱 🧠 🧐

  • @FearlessP4P1
    @FearlessP4P1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not going to lie to an ignorant person this would straight up sound like broscience, but I you did a great job explaining

  • @Firm-Tofu-King
    @Firm-Tofu-King 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Okay but some plants are red outside and yellow inside like apples for example