Color-Coded Nutrition

<p><em><strong>Color-Coded Nutrition: The Science Behind Food Color Phytochemicals and Nutritional Power</strong></em> is Volume 3 of <em><strong>The Smarter Nutrition Library</strong></em> a series created to connect rigorous food science with practical real-world application. This book explores nutritional chemistry food science phytochemistry of food color how food pigments like anthocyanins carotenoids chlorophylls and polyphenols shape antioxidant capacity metabolic resilience cognitive performance gut ecology and overall vitality.</p><p>Designed for nutrition professionals chefs product developers and curious learners it moves beyond abstract theory to offer applied frameworks: how food pigments shift with pH heat and light; how bioavailability changes with fats fibers and minerals; how food color combinations create synergy; and how to preserve vibrancy and function during cooking or formulation. Each table chart and guideline reflects insights gathered from research culinary practice and product development across diverse environments.</p><p>This is not just a scientific reference it is a working companion built to be used revisited and translated into better meals smarter products and richer nutritional understanding. In a world where food choices are increasingly complex color remains one of the most intuitive and powerful guides to health.</p>