Adding food coloring to create a purple shade
What are Colouring Foodstuffs?
Colouring Foodstuffs are food ingredients used by the food industry for the primary purpose of imparting colour to food and beverage products.
They are manufactured from fruits, vegetables, flowers, spices, algae and/or other edible source materials. Colouring Foodsuffs are considered ‘Clean-Label’ ingredients, and offer an alternative to using colours as food additives in a wide variety of food applications. They appeal to producers/customers who want a food product which is based on ingredients that consumers can easily relate to.
The criteria for a food extract with colouring properties to be classified as Colouring Foodstuffs (and not as food colour additive) are:
- The primary extract is added during the manufacturing of compound foods with the primary effect to deliver colour to the compound food. If the primary extract is used because of its aromatic, sapid or nutritive properties together with a secondary colouring effect, the primary extract is either a food or a flavouring;
- The source material must be a food or a characteristic ingredient of food which is normally consumed as such within the EU;
- The pigments present in the source material must NOT undergo selective, physical and/or chemical extraction relative to the nutritive and aromatic constituents.
Where a Colouring Food is used in a food product, its function is not required on the labelling. Instead it is listed as an ingredient. For example: “Fruit and Vegetable Extracts (Radish Concentrate, Apple Concentrate, Blackcurrant Concentrate)”
These criteria are defined in the EU Guidance notes on the classification of food extracts with colouring properties (29.11.2013, Version 1), which was adopted by the European Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.
The Guidance Notes provide a working tool for business operators and enforcement authorities to consider whether a substance is a food colour additive or a “Colouring Food”. The EU Guidance Notes include a decision tree (Annex I) and a checklist (Annex II) to facilitate the classification. The reference values for the source materials (Annex III) remain to be completed and NATCOL continues to support this work.
Labelling of Colouring Foodstuffs must be in accordance with Food Information Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. The labelling needs to be clear and understandable to the consumer and should not be misleading. However, the labelling must be assessed case-by-case by the food manufacturer. Possible labelling on the ingredient list of the final food within the EU are for example “Colouring Food (Carrot Concentrate)” or “Red Beet Concentrate”.
Colouring Foodstuffs do not need to be designated like food colour additives, i.e. by the name of their category “Colour” and an E-number.
Extra Strong Violet Food Colour Gel
Dr. Oetker Violet Food Colour Gel can be used to achieve a bright violet or pastel colour in cakes icings and dessert recipes.
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Gently knead the tube before use.
Add small amounts of Gel Food Colour to your icing or cake batter a few drops at a time, stirring well between each addition to achieve your desired shade. Colour gels can be mixed together to create different colours.
Dr. Oetker Gel Food Colours are perfect for adding to White Regal-Ice Ready to Roll Icing. Simply add a few drops to a small amount of Icing and fold until the colour is spread evenly.
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Description
Dr. Oetker Extra Strong Violet Food Colour Gel delivers strong, bright colours that keep their colour during baking. Food colour gels are a great alternative to colouring liquids, and work great when colouring fondant icing or making a sugar paste. Developed in a large tub, with higher concentrate, the Dr. Oetker colour gels give you long lasting results. The easy-to-use colours can be used one drop at a time to create pastel shades, or go out with a bang and create the boldest rainbow cake ever! Unspecified: Our extra-strong formula delivers bright and pastel colours in your baking. Directions: Knead tube before use. Snip end of tube with scissors. Add small amounts of Food Colour Gel, stir well between each addition. For sugarpaste, knead well between each addition. Colour gels can be mixed together to create different colours. WARNING: Not suitable for children under 36 months – choking hazard. Allergy Advice No allergens for this product. Due to possible ingredient updates, please always check allergen information on the packaging.
Ingredients
Ingredients: Glucose syrup, sugar, water, colours (carmine (E 120), brilliant blue FCF (E 133)), acidity regulators (citric acid, lactic acid, acetic acid), sodium lactate), gelling agent (carrageenan), preservative (potassium sorbate).
