Absorbent articles and methods for making absorbent articles incorporate unbleached fibers in an absorbing core. Example embodiments provide unbleached fibers which are totally chlorine free. Such unbleached fibers provide features and advantages not present or recognized over prior articles. According to one embodiment, a disposable absorbent article having a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region located between the front and back waist regions, is provided. The disposable absorbent article includes a liquid pervious topsheet and a liquid impervious backsheet. Additionally, the disposable absorbent article includes an absorbent core disposed between at least a portion of the topsheet and bottom sheet. This absorbent core comprises a superabsorbent material and pulp material where at least a portion of the pulp material includes unbleached fibers having constituents which alter the performance properties of the absorbent core.
