These are also pigments with colors ranging from red to yellow. Carotenoids absorb light most strongly in the blue portion of the spectrum. They thus enable the chloroplast to trap a larger fraction of the radiant energy falling on it. Carotenoids are often the major pigments in flowers and fruits.The red of a ripe tomato and the orange of a carrot are produced by their carotenoids. In leaves, the carotenoids are usually masked by the chlorophylls.In the autumn, as the quantity of chlorophyll in the leaf declines, the carotenoids become visible and produce the yellows and reds of autumn foliage.he red of a ripe tomato and the orange of a carrot are produced by their carotenoids. In leaves, the carotenoids are usually masked by the chlorophylls. In the autumn, as the quantity of chlorophyll in the leaf declines, the carotenoids become visible and produce the yellows and reds of autumn foliage.
Reclusive billionaire Forrest E. Mars Sr., who invented M&M candies and presided over an international chocolate empire that had its roots in Chicago, died of natural causes Thursday night in Miami. He was 95.
Founded in 1914 by Harry Brown and J.C. Haley in Tacoma, Washington, the Brown and Haley Candy Company is one of the oldest confectioners in the country. In 1923 the company hit the jackpot when Harry Brown and the former cook from what would eventually become the M&M/Mars candy company, created a chocolate-coated butter candy, sprinkled with California almonds. They took the sweet to Tacoma's head librarian, and she named it Almond Rocaâroca means rock in Spanish.