Free from artificial colours, Watkins Food Coloring is derived from pure vegetable juices and spices including beet juice, turmeric and spirulina extract.
Derived from vegetable juices and spices, Watkins Assorted Food Coloring is made with natural ingredients. Unlike traditional food colours that use FD&C dyes, this food colouring is free from artificial colours and is gluten-free.
Size: 4 Pack (4 0.3 fl. oz. bottles / 1.2 fl. oz.)
Red: Glycerin, invert sugar, water, vegetable juice, citric acid.
Yellow: Glycerin, water, polysorbate 80, turmeric.
Green: Glycerin, water, polysorbate 80, trehalose, spirulina extract, turmeric, sodium citrate.
Blue: Glycerin, water, trehalose, spirulina extract, sodium citrate.
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Red Food Colouring: For optimal performance in baking preparation add 2 tsps. of cream of tartar to dry mix, then colour as desired. Best results seen with recipes that include whole eggs.
Green Food Colouring: Colour changes may be noticed if baked at a temperature greater than 350 degrees.
For Coloured Eggs
Egg Prep: Hard boil eggs with 1 tablespoon vinegar and let eggs cool.
Colouring: In a cup or bowl, add 1/2 cup water, 1 teaspoon Watkins Food Colouring and 1 teaspoon vinegar.
Dip hard-cooked eggs about 15 minutes or longer if a darker shade is desired. Stir every 5 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to dry.
Basic Blending: Lightly squeeze sides of bottle adding color drop by drop to obtain desired shade. Colour results may vary in baked goods; test in a small amount of batter before using.
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