# Blue food, part two

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-food-part-two/5054>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 1, 1999, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-food-part-two/5054 "1999-12-01T02:39:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 1999, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-food-part-two/5054/1 "1999-12-01T02:39:00Z")

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Why are raspberry-flavored Flavor-Ice, Sno-Cones, et al. usually blue?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 1999, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-food-part-two/5054/2 "1999-12-01T03:09:00Z")

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A WAG, but probably to distinguish it from the more popular cherry flavor.

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**Author:** ![NanoByte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecc23a/32.png) [@NanoByte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NanoByte)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 1999, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-food-part-two/5054/3 "1999-12-01T04:42:00Z")

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They put smurfs in 'em.

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**Author:** ![funneefarmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@funneefarmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funneefarmer)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 1999, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-food-part-two/5054/4 "1999-12-01T12:50:00Z")

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Importation of raspberries from Mars, they’re cheaper.

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**Author:** ![Aibohphobia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@Aibohphobia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aibohphobia)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 1999, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-food-part-two/5054/5 "1999-12-02T02:20:00Z")

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Because they’re not raspberry; they’re BLUE raspberry. Red raspberry is just too… trite.

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_Jessica_

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**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 1999, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-food-part-two/5054/6 "1999-12-02T02:40:00Z")

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'Cause their baby done left 'em and da rent is due. Dey ain’t got not money and dats why they’re blue.