Colorful Food Benefits

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It’s been said that a diet rich in colorful foods is good for your health. That’s because different color foods actually have different health effects on the body. Next, we introduce you to the world of colorful foods, both beautiful and nutritious.

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Ripe red apples hang on the trees. As they are peeled, the red flesh is revealed. Compared to ordinary apples, the color difference is noticeable and distinct. Red both inside and outside, they are named "red love" apples.

[Soundbite] Lee Soon-deok(Apple Farmer) : "When the apples are cut widthwise, a star or a flower appears. And a heart is revealed when they are cut lengthwise. This is why they were named "red love.""

We can say that now is the era of colorful foods from watermelons with yellow flesh and purple potatoes to carrots in five different colors. Beta-carotene contained in yellow-colored foods helps keep the heart and blood vessels healthy. Green-colored chlorophyll is good for the liver. Purple-colored foods are rich in polyphenol, which helps prevent strokes. Anthocyanin abundant in red-colored fruits and vegetables has been proven to have anti-cancer effects. The food and beverage industry is striving to adopt marketing strategies that take advantage of colorful foods.

[Soundbite] "Hello, here is your five-color, five-flavor juice."

This service delivers natural juices in six colors each day.

[Soundbite] Yeon Gil-ja(71-year-old) : "These are kale and beet. I can eat five vegetables at once."

Porridge restaurants, which used to sell only plain white rice porridge, are introducing new products in various colors. Colorful foods, which are both nutritional and delicious, are also making the dining table beautiful and delightful to behold.