Cookbook:Food Coloring

Food Coloring

Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Ingredients

Food coloring is any type of dye or pigment added to food to add color. It can be artificial or natural.

Artificial

Artificial food colorings available to cooks tend to take the form of a liquid, gel, or powder. Each type is suitable for different applications.

Natural

Natural food colorings are typically plant-derived pigments. These can include the following:

• Annatto
• Caramel coloring
• Carmine
• Elderberry
• Lycopene
• Paprika
• Turmeric/curcumin