Where do natural pigments come from?

Natural pigments come from things found in nature, just like colors come from crayons you use to draw.

Natural pigments are like the color helpers inside plants, rocks, and even animals. They make everything look colorful, a red apple, a green leaf, or a yellow sunflower.

Imagine you have a big box of paints. Each paint has a special color that comes from different places:

• From fruits, like berries give us purple and red.
• From leaves, like spinach gives us green.
• From minerals, like rocks can be blue or yellow.

These pigments are just like the colors you mix to make your favorite drawings. Some plants even use them to attract bees or hide from predators, kind of like wearing a bright shirt to stand out in a crowd!

So next time you see something colorful in nature, remember: it’s using natural pigments, its very own color helpers!