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Originally Posted by Kiwami

Cool, but I'm talking about the ones that are right next to each other though. Those are literally two different colors.

Like I said, the bottom ones are closer to the 2 red lines on the packaging (above the word "MARSHMALLOW") which give them the pinkish/purplish shade. The light (which is a bright, natural, outdoor daylight) comes from the top left part of the photo, so the least lit part of the photo is of course the bottom right part. The bottom right part being the least lit area (aka the shadow area), combined with the red lines on the packaging (which are also on the bottom right part of the photo but are slightly better lit) is what give the darker, pinkish/purplish shade to the objects on the bottom right area. If seen under a room light, the difference in shade and brightness between the objects would virtually be unnoticeable.

Like other processed foods, especially candies/marshmallows, the packaging is also made of thin, reflective, plastic sheet with an almost aluminum foil-like/mirror-like inside. The reflectiveness of the plastic packaging is also what helps give the illusion of a pinkish/purplish color to the objects on the bottom right corner. A painted reflective object basically acts like a lamp if exposed to intense light, for example a natural daylight like shown in the photo.

The top one on the top left part of the photo looks much closer to bright white due to it being located in the highlight area. Tiny differences in the actual objects are usually caused by variation during fabrication of the different shapes. In real life, marshmallow (and other processed foods) of different flavors are much easier to identify. No way I could mistake white/plain flavored marshmallows for pink/strawberry or purple/grape ones.