INDEX-MATCH with MIN across multiple columns? #N/A help needed

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It's best to start with sample data:

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500, align: left"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Type[/TD]
[TD]Ripe_qty
[/TD]
[TD]Rotten_qty
[/TD]
[TD]Color
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]apple
[/TD]
[TD]6
[/TD]
[TD]3
[/TD]
[TD]red
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]apple
[/TD]
[TD]4
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]golden
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]banana
[/TD]
[TD]12
[/TD]
[TD]12
[/TD]
[TD]yellow
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]orange
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]31
[/TD]
[TD]orange
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]apricot
[/TD]
[TD]14
[/TD]
[TD]13
[/TD]
[TD]pink
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]apricot
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]brown
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]melon
[/TD]
[TD]9
[/TD]
[TD]1
[/TD]
[TD]green
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]strawberry
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]red
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]plum
[/TD]
[TD]7
[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

















The results should answer the question: "for each type of fruit, what is the color of the lowest quantity, regardless of ripe/rotten status?"
----meaning, I don't really care whether the # is associated with Ripe or Rotten; I just need to know the color of the lowest number
----cells which are blank are truly blank. no values exist, but when encountered, some default value is set like '20'

Expected Results Table

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500, align: left"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Type
[/TD]
[TD]Color (formula needed here)
[/TD]
[TD]'manual answer' + notes
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]apple
[/TD]
[TD]red
[/TD]
[TD]3 is the minimum value, and that matches red. the blank cell in the golden row is either ignored or replaced with the default value of 20
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]banana
[/TD]
[TD]yellow
[/TD]
[TD]12
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]orange
[/TD]
[TD]orange
[/TD]
[TD]31 is the minimum value. Replacement of the empty cell with the default value of '20' would yield an incorrect answer based on the arbitrary value. Take the actual values when one is present.
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]apricot
[/TD]
[TD]pink
[/TD]
[TD]13
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]melon[/TD]
[TD]green
[/TD]
[TD]1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]strawberry
[/TD]
[TD]red
[/TD]
[TD]absent any values in either column.
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]plum
[/TD]
[TD]{formula}?
[/TD]
[TD]7 and the answer provided by the formula will be 'zzNoColor'
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

























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brown

<tbody>
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Type[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Ripe_qty[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Rotten_qty[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Color[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Type[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Color[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]apple[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]red[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]apple[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]red[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]apple[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]golden[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]banana[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]yellow[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]banana[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]yellow[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]orange[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]orange[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]orange[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]orange[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]apricot[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]pink[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]apricot[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]pink[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]melon[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]green[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]apricot[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]strawberry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]red[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]melon[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]green[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]plum[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]strawberry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]red[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]plum[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

</tbody>
Sheet11​

[TABLE="width: 85%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Worksheet Formulas[TABLE="width: 100%"]
<tbody>[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]
[TH]Cell[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Formula[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]G2[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]=LOOKUP(2,1/(($A$2:$A$10=F2)*(($B$2:$B$10=MAX($B$2:$C$10*($A$2:$A$10=F2)))+($C$2:$C$10=MAX($B$2:$C$10*($A$2:$A$10=F2))))),$D$2:$D$10)&""[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
 
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A somewhat shorter version of the formula:

=LOOKUP(2,1/(($A$2:$A$10=F2)*MMULT(--($B$2:$C$10=MAX($B$2:$C$10*($A$2:$A$10=F2))),{1;1})),$D$2:$D$10)&""
 
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