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The video thumbnail image shows a collage of a Campbell's condensed soup can, a bowl of tomato soup, a grilled cheese sandwhich, and a 1950s housewife spooning soup into a pot.

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The video thumbnail image shows a collage of a Campbell's condensed soup can, a bowl of tomato soup, a grilled cheese sandwhich, and a 1950s housewife spooning soup into a pot.

How artificial dyes color our taste in food

Imagine you opened a can of tomato soup, and it was…brown.

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hamburger and french fries

hamburger and french fries

A typical fast-food meal of a hamburger and french fries.

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