<|system|>
You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
Why do you think is vanilla ice cream white when vanilla extract is brown?
<|assistant|>
Vanilla extract is Brown because of the ingredients it is made from - vanilla beans. Vanilla extract is made by extracting the essence of vanilla beans, which is a brownish yellow color, through a lengthy process. This flavoring is then tinted with food coloring to achieve the desired color in the finished ice cream. The food coloring reacts with the proteins and lipids in the ice cream to achieve the desired white color. Additionally, vanilla ice cream contains milk solids which is a white colored substance that helps achieve the desired vanilla ice cream color.  This explanation is supported by the US Department of Agriculture which states that the "yellowish brown extract reacts with milk solids to produce the characteristic white or light yellow color of vanilla ice cream”.