"Blue raspberry as a flavor has a lot of nerve.…

There is a “blue raspberry” flavor, although a raspberry is red (or black), not blue. Blue was needed to differentiate raspberry from red foods such as cherry, watermelon and strawberry. Blue food coloring is used, and the flavor is usually composed of pineapple, banana and cherry, despite the “raspberry” name. The “blue raspberry” flavor was first introduced in 1958.

“How come as a society we have never questioned Blue Raspberry as a flavor?” was posted on X/Twitter by Timothee Stallion on April 14, 2018. “It’s funny to me that we accept blue raspberry as a flavor even though it doesn’t exist” was posted on X/Twitter by Tee on September 7, 2020. “crazy that we all got on board with ‘blue raspberry’ as a flavor and concept” was posted on X/Twitter by shelby wolstein on May 28, 2021, and this received over 75,000 likes.

“Maybe boomers are actually just mad at millennials bc we have blue raspberry-flavored things and they only had black licorice and DDT” was posted on X/Twitter by “mess” on January 19, 2017. “Is blue raspberry a millennial flavor? I mean… it is better than lemon” was posted on X/Twitter by 𝙲𝚘𝚍𝚢, The Texas Country Reporter™️on August 30, 2019. “You know you’re a millennial when blue raspberry is you’re favorite flavor” was posted on Facebook by Becca Lenore Brown on December 6, 2024.

“Can we move past blue raspberry as a flavor and actually use blueberry? Blueberries are a real fruit and have S tier flavor!” was posted on X/Twitter by TK on February 15, 2022. “Blue raspberry as a flavor has a lot of nerve. Blueberry is out here doing the work and raspberry just shows up in blue face” was posted on Bluesky by Ragged Andy on November 13, 2024.

Wikipedia: Blue raspberry flavor
Blue raspberry is a manufactured flavoring and food coloring for candy, snack foods, syrups, and soft drinks. The flavor does not derive from any species of raspberry, but rather was developed using esters that are part of the flavor profile of pineapple, banana and cherry. Sugar is commonly added to create taste appeal for the blue raspberry flavor.

Food products labeled as blue raspberry flavor are commonly dyed with a bright blue synthetic food coloring, such as brilliant blue FCF (also called FD&C Blue No. 1 or European food coloring number E133).

The blue color was used to differentiate raspberry-flavored foods from cherry-, watermelon-, and strawberry-flavored foods, each of which is typically red.
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History
Blue raspberry flavoring debuted commercially in the United States in 1958 with Gold Medal’s snow cone syrup. Its wider adoption followed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 1969 approval of FD&C Blue No. 1. This regulatory change encouraged other companies, including The Icee Company and Otter Pops, to introduce blue raspberry products in the early 1970s.

X/Twitter
mess
@constantlyshan
Maybe boomers are actually just mad at millennials bc we have blue raspberry-flavored things and they only had black licorice and DDT.
4:03 PM · Jan 19, 2017

X/Twitter
Timothee Stallion
@TheRealTLLJ
How come as a society we have never questioned Blue Raspberry as a flavor?
2:11 AM · Apr 14, 2018

X/Twitter
𝙲𝚘𝚍𝚢, The Texas Country Reporter™️
@AphexCody
Is blue raspberry a millennial flavor? I mean… it is better than lemon.
3:10 PM · Aug 30, 2019

X/Twitter
Tee
@SpaceZombieTee
It’s funny to me that we accept blue raspberry as a flavor even though it doesn’t exist
3:43 PM · Sep 7, 2020

X/Twitter
shelby wolstein
@ShelbyWolstein
crazy that we all got on board with “blue raspberry” as a flavor and concept
6:04 PM · May 28, 2021

X/Twitter
TK
@TooTiredTK
Can we move past blue raspberry as a flavor and actually use blueberry? Blueberries are a real fruit and have S tier flavor!
12:09 PM · Feb 15, 2022

X/Twitter
Richard Behiel
@RBehiel
Why are we, as a society, so willing to accept blue raspberry as a flavor?
Would we be so openminded about purple banana, or beige watermelon?
11:16 AM · Jan 27, 2023

X/Twitter
Sarah T
@Sarah2Moms
Wanna see a millennial go fuckin’ nuts? Mention the blue raspberry flavor. We are fucking sluts for that stuff.
11:02 AM · May 5, 2023

Facebook
Dana Makes
April 28, 2024 at 4:37 PM ·
One day a dude was like “this is blue raspberry flavor” and we said
“raspberries aren’t blue” and he said
“well this is what they would taste like if they were” and we just said “oh ok”

Bluesky
Ragged Andy
‪@andyjoclark.bsky.social‬
Blue raspberry as a flavor has a lot of nerve. Blueberry is out here doing the work and raspberry just shows up in blue face.
Nov 13, 2024, 11:30 AM

Facebook
Becca Lenore Brown
December 6, 2024 at 10:25 PM ·
You know you’re a millennial when blue raspberry is you’re favorite flavor.

Bluesky
Sofie_Sinclair.v2.2
‪@sofiesinclair.bsky.social‬
Can we stop pushing “blue raspberry” as a flavor? its D tier at best
Oct 24, 2025, 11:42 AM

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All You Can Eat
November 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM ·
🤣🤣
(“crazy that we all got on board with ‘blue raspberry’ as a flavor and concept” is shown on an image.—ed.)