Color changing marshmallows?!

[@lordkrishnastolemyheart5485]

Circumin is derived from Tumeric or Saffron. You can test if it comes from these by exposing it to something acidic like white vinegar. If it's indeed from one of those two sources, it should turn red. Same thing happens if you put lime juice in tumeric.

[@TommyTechnetium]

I tested the yellow residue with acid, base, and a solution of borate. Indeed, I saw color changes consistent with the presence of curcumin. Couldn't fit all this in the video and meet the 1 minute time limit

[@clown134]

oddly unappetizing lol. to me anything that burns weird colors is not good to eat lol but it's interesting

[@TommyTechnetium]

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[@HeroBear64]

Ikr; they just look unnatural, liked you’d simultaneously get cancer and be freed of all diseases, it’s like a factory just vomited and they sold what it produced

[@spiderdude2099]

Circumin is found naturally in turmeric, people eat it all the time. In fact, curcumin is incredibly beneficial for liver health (although it needs to be eaten with black pepper (which contains a compound called piperine) in order to prevent the curcumin from being broken down before it can confer its benefits)

[@tomlxyz]

​@@spiderdude2099i think it's about the unnatural _change_ of color. What food turns yellow or green when cooked?

[@the__chemist5822]

What about adding borates to the solution to form rosocyanine or rubrocurcumin? A very sensitive reaction to determine if there is some curcumine present.

[@TommyTechnetium]

Great minds think alike! We indeed added borate solution, as well as acid and base to the yellow residue. We indeed saw color changes consistent with the presence of curcumin in the residue

[@pauldevery6173]

Probably can't eat them

[@Smartness_itself]

Food chemistry is both fun and tasty (in most cases).

[@TommyTechnetium]

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[@420sakura1]

They also cause any solve famines.

[@Smartness_itself]

@@420sakura1 True.

[@nlq7844]

Thank you for making these shorts. I'm in college and i have to take years of chemistry for my degree which I hate. These videos make me feel like a kid again learning chemistry through little shorts

[@TommyTechnetium]

Thank you for commenting 😊

[@photonik-luminescence]

Cool ! I never saw or heared about such marshmallows, but now you made me want to eat marshmallows 😂

[@TommyTechnetium]

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[@ForeverDyingRainbow]

Then marshmallows didn't even know what they was up against

[@TommyTechnetium]

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[@Toasties.]

Kinda makes me interested in chemistry.

[@TommyTechnetium]

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[@killpidone]

See if you can get them to pop in a vacuum chamber

[@alirana8841]

Amazing...👌✨

[@TommyTechnetium]

Thank you 😊

[@alirana8841]

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[@tracybowling1156]

Do it again! Do it again! That was like a magic trick! I wish all foods were science experiments. So you can do it again!

[@TommyTechnetium]

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[@katecrosby7890]

Okay, I didn't even know what to look forward to, but this was really fun

[@TommyTechnetium]

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[@pauldevery6173]

Curcurmin is a natural blood anticoagulant too

[@ZoiusGM]

When you show the straining process, the blue marshmallow's green liquid turns blue again but the pink's orange liquid doesn’t turn pink: it remains orange.

[@TommyTechnetium]

True...it was difficult the colors observed in "real life" on camera. Look closely and you can see that the filtered orange fluid is slightly more red in color

[@ZoiusGM]

@@TommyTechnetium Why isn't it pink though?

[@TommyTechnetium]

@@ZoiusGM If I remember correctly, it is in "real life". I couldn't pick up the pink shade on the camera. I just couldn't get the lighting right

[@zerdda]

Crazeeee!

[@TommyTechnetium]

Thank you 😊

[@Zestieee]

thats fun but who tf would eat those? they don't even look edible to me

[@TommyTechnetium]

Curcumin is found in turmeric which had been used in food for centuries

[@Zestieee]

​@@TommyTechnetium i'm aware of that, but they don't _look_ like food, that's what i'm saying... looks more like an eraser or something

[@TommyTechnetium]

@@Zestieee 😂so true!!!

[@CreatrixxxINK]

ty 😘😍

[@TommyTechnetium]

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[@IShould.veKnown]

Awesome

[@TommyTechnetium]

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[@celinaaylin3519]

I'm sure they're banned outside of America

[@TommyTechnetium]

Probably not...curcumin is what gives turmeric its yellow color

[@G0RSHK0V]

Curcumin isn't banned in any country, as far as I know. But the thing is, marshmallows aren't popular outside of america, so, they just don't sell them on other continents

[@gamermx7]

god i want some🤤

[@TommyTechnetium]

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[@gold_is_the_best]

what school do you teach at?

[@lizzywhite1286]

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[@TommyTechnetium]

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[@imallergictoch3rries]

Omg your 100000 times smarter than me!

[@TommyTechnetium]

I seriously doubt that!!!

[@UnicornstalkRGaming]

Neat

[@TommyTechnetium]

Thank you 😊

[@UnicornstalkRGaming]

@@TommyTechnetium of course, enjoy your shorts Would like some long form, I listen to a lot of stuff while at work/driving and would love a lot of things in my download about more scientific topics

[@LabBrat8]

How cool! I think you're right about curcuminoids, could it be riboflavin?

[@TommyTechnetium]

How would I test for riboflavin? I have tested the yellow residue with acid, base, and borate; all color changes are consistent with the presence of curcumin

[@QIKUGAMES-QIKU]

Poisonous as Hell ! 😫

[@TommyTechnetium]

Curcumin is found in turmeric, which is a spice that has been used for centuries

[@shannonwyllie8151]

Point Kids Place cause Jakke for Shannon years!

[@MariusNinjai]

American moment

[@markmiwerds100]

Pheww for a moment there, I thought you were going to tell us, these artificial marshmallows had some sort of chemical in them, making them unhealthy. 😉

[@TommyTechnetium]

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[@Alsry1]

I mean sugar is a chemical, so is air, so is gelatin, so is water.

[@kabirulhalder4872]

And people eat them...

[@TommyTechnetium]

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[@zarifahmed3190]

those look toxic af :v

[@mr_cobolts]

If you can't tell the difference between orange and pink (the liquid in the beaker while straining is NOT the original pink, it's clearly still orange..) then you need to not work in any sort of scientific area

[@TommyTechnetium]

Definitely true that the video did not capture the shades I was observing in "real life". I know several color blind scientists, by the way

[@swagolny]

Meaning they are terrible for consumption.

[@TommyTechnetium]

Curcumin is found in turmeric, which has been used as a spice for centuries

[@rebeccacook8149]

Curcumin is literally sold as a supplement in stores. Not that that necessarily means it's safe. Just saying people knowingly and intentionally consume curcumin regularly