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It takes a while to experiment, find what replacement works best and how much of it to use, and then set up new supply chains for it.

As for what flavor would warrant dyes? Off the top of my head: Mint, peppermint, strawberry, orange sherbert, blue moon... I'm sure there's more.

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Ben & Jerry’s mint ice cream is white and tastes just fine.

In fact, I've always felt that white mint chocolate chip was more premium, but it's definitely gone out of style a bit. I also believe it tasted slightly different - at least the bryers, it was maybe more of a spearmint?

The question was about "need" and no flavor "needs" dye.

To top it off, the issue isn’t dyes, it’s artificial dyes. You can still dye your mint ice cream green, it will just be a slightly lighter shade of green.

You can get dark natural

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