Waste from Making Purple Corn Chips Yields a Natural Dye, Supplements, Kitty Litter (IMAGE)

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Waste from Making Purple Corn Chips Yields a Natural Dye, Supplements, Kitty Litter

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Researchers extracted pigment from purple corn cobs (left) for supplements and dyeing fabrics (bottom right), and tested the remaining grounds (top right) for animal litter.

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Patrizia De Nisi

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