I'm originally from Salinas, CA and I can tell u there r no FDA reps out in the lettuce n broccoli fields "spraying" our nations produce.......the farmers are the only ones "spraying" n they use pesticides for insect control and if its an organic farm like my father's, then its pesticide free.....food coloring is harmful over time especially Red 40 n yellow 5 .....IMO its pointless to put into any products when there are safe n natural alternatives like beet powder for example......I love the N2KTS and all I'm sayin is it would have no affect on the performance of the product if manufactured without the colorings.....after hearing what the green Apple looks like I think I'll stick with the grape flavor if I don't decide to go back to Jack3d anytime soon.....