"W ä l r ü s" wrote:
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> Hey all. I was wondering if you knew of what natural spices could be used
> to color food, in place of "food coloring dye"? An example would be the
> near tasteless spice Tumeric to make things "yellow".
>
> I am really looking for green & red, but blue would be nice too. Just
> like cooking naturally & would like to try "spicing" things up with color.
>
> Thanks!

You must have bad turmeric if it's 'nearly tasteless'.

Red and orange are often provided by annatto/achiote.
Green can be nearly any fresh herb including parsley, provided it isn't
cooked.