Pigments and colour changes
Pigments: four pigments are in the vegetables:
- Chlorophyll: it is present in all green coloured vegetables such as cabbage, spinach, green beans, broccoli, peas etc.
- Carotenoids: it is present in orange coloured vegetables such as carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, corns, tomatoes etc
3. Flavons: it is present in white coloured vegetables such as cauliflower, turnips, potatoes, onion etc.
4. Anthocyanins: it is present in red & purple coloured vegetables. Beet roots, red cabbage (not tomatoes).
