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Why is apple red. For science will explain

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A red apple only appears to be "red." When sunlight falls on an apple, the fruit absorbs all the colors in the sunlight and reflects only the red color. It is this reflected color that reaches our eyes and we think that the apple is red. In reality, the apple is everything, but red.
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Answer:

Anthocyanins

Step-by-step explanation:

Red apples get their colour from anthocyanins, they are natural pigments that develop as the apple grows.

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