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If chlorophyll makes plants green and hemoglobin makes blood red, what makes fat yellow?
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Categories: Human Body.

Reply	MikeAdams#367 says: Most of the yellow coloration in mammalian fats, including milk fats, come from plant-derived carotenes and xanthophylls. (no votes) Tags: color, biochemistry, pigment.
	posted on 2010-05-11 13:21:55 \| Report abuse

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