32) Home and Garden pH Indicators Beets Very basic solution changes from red to purple. Blueberries Blue pH 2.8-3.2. Turn red as solution becomes more acidic. Cherries Red in acidic solution; turns blue/purple in basic solution. Curry Powder Curry's pigment curcumin changes from yellow at pH 7.4 to red at pH 8.6. Beet juice is added to a unknown solution and changes color from red to purple. Curry powder, added to the same solution, turns a deep red color. What can you tell about the hydrogen/hydroxide ion concentration of the unknown liquid?