What do the colors in Neapolitan ice cream represent?

Neapolitan ice cream is traditionally a tricolor flavor consisting of separate layers of strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla ice cream. The strawberry section typically uses natural strawberry flavoring or puree for its taste and pink or reddish-pink color, while the chocolate layer is made with cocoa or chocolate shavings and is naturally brown. Traditional vanilla ice cream is pale yellow due to the color of vanilla extract, which is responsible for its flavor and aroma. The layering of these distinct colors provides a visually appealing effect and offers a combination of flavors in one dessert. While the strawberry flavor's pink hue may be associated with love or passion, and chocolate can be seen as rich or decadent, there is no specific symbolism or universal interpretation attached to the colors themselves in Neapolitan ice cream.