Food additives E110 - E119 are orange dyes. Formally, dyes in food (we will leave the use of dyes to dye non-food items, for example, fabrics, outside the scope of this material) are only needed to make food look colorful. However, unscrupulous manufacturers can use dyes for other purposes: to hide a low-quality or expired product, to pass one product after another, etc. Plus, not all food colors are useful or even harmless, some are carcinogens or food poisons, allergens.

Today, most dyes are synthetic. Natural dyes, with rare exceptions, are harmless or even useful.

As with any material in the Glossary of Food Additives, the following conventions apply:

The food supplement is safe for health.
♦ - the food additive is conditionally safe for health. Animal studies and observations of people eating it (or using it in cosmetics, etc.) have not shown any clear positive or negative effects.
♣ - the food additive is not safe for certain groups or all people. Read the description of the possible effects on the body carefully.
♠ - The food additive is inedible, unsafe, or toxic. Do not buy, use or eat foods that contain it.

♣ E110 Sunset yellow (orange yellow S)

Despite the name, it refers to orange dyes. Has an orange-yellow color. In fact, it is the product of sulfonation of the Sudan I dye, which is a carcinogen. Due to imperfect production technology, Sudan-I may be present in E110 as an impurity. Therefore, since there is no guarantee that there will be no carcinogen, it is recommended to avoid this dietary supplement.

By itself, a yellow sunset can act as an allergen, causing hives, rhinitis, nasal congestion. Moreover, both alone and (especially!) In combination with benzoic acid and its salts (E210 - E213) can lead to hyperactivity and cause attention deficit in preschool and primary school children.

Food additive E110 is prohibited for use in some countries, but it is allowed in Russia and Ukraine.

Our advice : If you are allergic, exclude foods with this supplement from your food basket. It is also not recommended for children under 14 years of age. We recommend everyone else to buy them only if there is no alternative.

♠ E111 Alpha Naphthol Orange or Orange GGN

Orange food coloring. Today it is banned for use in food production in all European countries, the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, Ukraine and Russia due to its toxicity. However, remember that it can be used in Southeast Asia.

Our advice : Selling food products with food additive E111 in the territories of the Russian Federation and Ukraine is illegal. We recommend not only not to purchase and eat such products, but also to contact the supervisory authorities on the fact that such a product is on sale.

♣ E112 Karmazin (Carmoisine, Azorubin)

Red synthetic food coloring, in very low concentrations, can impart orange color to food, therefore it was originally classified as E112 orange food coloring. At the moment in the system it has the E122 index, but sometimes it is found on food labels as E112, therefore it is called phantom.

Banned in a number of European countries, the USA, Canada, Japan due to its ability to cause urticaria, other types of allergies, and provoke asthma attacks. It was also found that E112, aka E122, like 5 other dyes, in combination with benzoates and the benzoic acid itself (food additives E210 - E213) can lead to increased hyperactivity and decreased concentration in children of primary school and preschool age.

There is not yet fully verified data that the use of carmasin can lead to a dysfunction of the adrenal cortex. Carcinogenicity tests of this food additive are also underway.

Carmoisine is not prohibited for use on the territory of Ukraine and the Russian Federation.

Our advice : If you are allergic, asthmatic or aspirin-intolerant, eliminate foods containing this supplement from your food basket. It is also not recommended for children under 14 years of age. We recommend everyone else to buy them only if there is no alternative.

Nutritional Supplement Numbers E113, E114, E115, E116, E117, E118 and E119 reserved and not currently used.

Very often we surf the Internet, looking for this or that recipe, and we come across very beautiful photos of cookies and cakes decorated with colorful bouquets, salads with original unusual colored decorations, and we cannot even imagine that all these food colors can be made at home without problems independently, using only natural high-quality products.

We all know the damage synthetic dyes can cause. What to do? After all, you really want to decorate our dishes and thus make them more appetizing? There is a way out, colored decorations for the cake can be prepared at home using only natural food colors. Yes, maybe it will be a little different from the bright and beautiful shop cakes, but you can be sure that it will be very tasty and, most importantly, healthy.

If you want to delight your homemade dishes with a bright design, then try using simple recipes for making various food colors at home.

Yellow food coloring

To get yellow you need to use saffron. To do this, it is crushed and diluted with warm water (or vodka), and after a day it is filtered. This infusion can act as a yellow natural dye. The yellowing effect can also be achieved with the help of ordinary lemon peel, which is rubbed on a fine grater, transferred to cheesecloth and squeezed out of juice.

Orange food coloring

Of course, carrots can give orange color. You can take fresh carrot juice. Some people grate the carrots on a coarse grater and fry them in butter in a 1: 1 ratio. After a few minutes, the carrots should soften and the oil should turn orange. The pan is removed from the stove and cooled. After that, the mass is placed in cheesecloth and wrung out. Orange peel also gives orange color. The manipulations are similar to those with lemon zest.

Red food coloring and shades

The red and pink color is obtained from the juices of berries, namely strawberries, raspberries, cranberries, dogwood, currants, lingonberries, various red syrups, jam and red wine. Shades of red can also be obtained from red peppers, crimson tomatoes, red cabbage, boiled pomegranate juice, and sweet paprika powder.

Beetroot is a powerful food coloring. To prepare a dye from it, beets are cleaned, rubbed on a coarse grater, poured with water and cooked over low heat for an hour under a covered lid. To give the color brightness, a pinch of citric acid is added to the broth. After that, the broth is cooled and filtered.

Green food coloring

The green food color is usually spinach. To do this, rub it through a sieve or pass through a meat grinder, wrap the pulp in gauze and squeeze the juice. To obtain a different shade of green spinach juice is boiled for 30-40 minutes over low heat until the color becomes intensely green.

Blue and purple food coloring

You can get blue and purple dye from blueberry juice. Also boiled or fresh red cabbage, frozen eggplant skin juice, blackberry juice and grape juice give this color.

Brown food coloring

Brown gives caramel. For this, sugar is diluted with water in a ratio of 5 to 1, placed in a pan and put on low heat. Heat until the mass turns dark brown, then remove from heat and stir, adding water. When performing this procedure, the main thing is not to overcook the sugar, as this can lead to the formation of bitterness. The resulting solution is filtered. The brown color also gives strong coffee or cocoa powder and chocolate.

This article describes how to make natural food colors.

All industrial confectionery and other products in grocery stores contain many chemical dyes. This can be seen by looking at the composition label of the product.

• For a long time, many housewives have baked various pastries, cakes, cookies and other goodies for their households and guests.
• But how to decorate a product so that it is original and beautiful?
• You can add homemade food colors to creams, whipped cream, and mastic.
• It's very simple, read all the information you need to know in this article.

How to make natural red food coloring with your own hands?

Natural food coloring is made from the juice of vegetables and fruits. To do this, you need to squeeze out the juice or just boil the grated fruit in water. For example, to make a natural red food coloring with your own hands, you will need 1 beet. Do the following:

1. Peel the beets.
2. Rub it on a grater board on a large section.
3. Put in a saucepan, cover with water so that it slightly covers the flesh of the vegetable, and put on gas.
4. Add a few drops of 9% vinegar, but no more than half a teaspoon.
5. Cook for 3 minutes - no more!
6. Strain through a strainer to remove the pulp. The juice is ready - this is a natural food paint of red color.

Add this paint to cream or dough to create a red tint.

How to make natural blue food coloring?

Blue (purple) is the color used to create cakes or other confectionery. Usually confectioners paint mastic, from which the decoration for products is made. To make natural blue food color, you need to juice the following fruits and vegetables:

• Black or purple grapes
• Blueberry
• Blackberry
• Fresh blue cabbage
• Frozen eggplant peel

To get the dye, you need to do the following:

1. Grind the berries in a meat grinder, finely chop the cabbage and the skin of the eggplant.
2. Then fill with water, put on gas for 3 minutes, add a few drops of 9% vinegar.
3. Strain and use to create a unique color.

The natural dye turns sour quickly. Therefore, it only needs to be done once and used within 2 days. It is better to store on the bottom shelf in the refrigerator, where the temperature is lower and the air is colder.

How to make natural orange food coloring?

Orange paint is bright and juicy. A dough product decorated with this color will be appetizing and beautiful. To make natural orange food coloring, you need carrots. To get it, follow these steps:

1. Grate the carrots on a large section of a grating board.
2. Melt the butter in a skillet and then add the carrots. The proportion of carrots and oil is 1: 1.
3. After 5-7 minutes, the carrots will soften and juice. You can already use it.
4. Remove the pan from the stove and squeeze the juice from the mass through cheesecloth.

You can also get orange paint with orange peel. Do the same with this fruit as with carrots.

How to make natural green food coloring?

Green shades are natural and juicy. They are also used to color cream and mastic. To make natural food color green, you need to buy a bunch of spinach.

1. Scroll the herbs through a meat grinder.
2. Transfer the pulp to a gauze napkin and squeeze out the juice. It can already be used as a paint for confectionery masses.

If you want to get a shade of green, but more intense, then boil the juice of the spinach leaves over the fire for half an hour.

How to make natural yellow food coloring?

Yellow is the color of the sun. Not a single cake or pastry decoration is complete without it. To make natural yellow food paint, you need to buy saffron.

1. Grind this plant in a meat grinder or through a coffee grinder if dry and dilute with a few tablespoons of warm water.
2. Can be diluted with vodka or alcohol, but with water 1: 1.
3. After 24 hours, strain the infusion through cheesecloth.

If you want a less intense color, then grate the lemon zest and squeeze the juice out of it. Turmeric also gives the yellow color.

How to make natural beige food coloring?

Beige is the color of naturalness. It can also be made from food and you do not have to use chemical dyes if you need to decorate the confection. To make the natural beige food coloring, pastry chefs use tomato paste. Depending on the shade, it is laid in the mass and quantity of the tomato. The more it is, the faster you will get "dark beige", closer to orange shades. The tomato does not affect the taste of the product.

How to make natural white food coloring?

A white shade is also needed when creating confectionery, despite the fact that cream and creams prepared according to many recipes are white. To make natural white food coloring, you should use milk powder, cream, sour cream, or even cottage cheese. Dissolve the milk powder, and stir the cottage cheese in a small amount of warm water. Then the resulting mass is wiped through a sieve and the lumps are removed.

How to make natural black food coloring?

Black and dark shades are also used to embellish individual pieces. You can create this dye at home - in your kitchen. To make natural black food coloring, the following products are used:

• Black olives. They need to be grated and boiled in a little water. Then strain and remove the pulp.
• Dutch ultra cocoa... It contains a lot of chocolate and is therefore darker than regular cocoa.
• Squid ink.

Use olives and cocoa powder to paint for sweet dishes, and squid ink for lean and salty dishes.

How to make natural purple food coloring?

Above, I described how to make a natural blue or purple food paint using blueberries, dark grapes, or eggplant peels. Experiment and mix berry and vegetable juices to create different shades of purple or blue.

Mixing natural food colors: rules

If you plan to work as a pastry chef at home - to make custom-made confectionery, then you will have a lot of food paint every day. It can be stored in the refrigerator, but no more than 2 days, and you can mix the already created shades to get new ones. For instance:

• The color of the sea is obtained by mixing blue and green.
• Blue and all its shades - when mixing green and red.
• Dark (black) shades - green, blue and red.
• Pistachio - yellow and blue.

There are rules for mixing paints. They also act on the mixing of natural food colors.

In this circle you can see what happens when you mix the primary colors.

• For example, if you dissolve red and blue, you get purple.
• When obtaining secondary and tertiary colors, you need to mix those colors that show the corners of the triangle of the secondary color.
• For example, when mixing secondary green and primary yellow, you get a tertiary - yellow-green.

It's simple: look for the dyes of the desired color in your refrigerator and mix them according to the rules of this circle to get the desired shade.

How to get natural brown dye at home?

Many novice pastry chefs think that brown dye at home is obtained only with the help of cocoa. This ingredient can be used to decorate a sweet cake or pastry.

But what if the dye is needed for a salty dish? You can use coffee. It must be brewed and filtered through a sieve - the dye is ready.

Also, brown dye is made from caramel:

• Boil the sugar with a little water in a 5: 1 ratio.
• Heat until the mixture is brown.
• Then remove from heat and add some water.

Important: Do not burn the sugar so that the caramel does not taste bitter.

How to get pink natural dye?

Pink food coloring is one of the most popular colors used to create cream and mastic with this shade. At the same time, a pink chemical dye is dangerous, as it can cause allergies or even bronchial asthma.

Make a pink natural dye at home. You can get it from strawberries and raspberries. Scroll the berries through a meat grinder and squeeze the juice. A more delicate shade will be obtained if the juice is boiled with water.

How to get blue natural dye?

The blue tint is rarely used in jewelry, but it is still sometimes needed. To get a natural blue dye, you need red cabbage or blue cabbage. Its leaves need to be crushed and squeezed out. You can boil the crushed leaves in water for a subtle blue color.

What is the best natural color for cream, mastic, cake frosting?

When creating cream, mastic and icing for cakes, it is important that these masses are uniform in texture and color. Therefore, it is better to use natural dye in liquid form. Vegetable or fruit juice or boiled liquid will help to make the mass beautiful in color. It should be noted that there are natural food colors that are used in food production in the preparation of various products. These include the following additives:

In addition, there are absolutely safe natural dyes. They can be divided into several types:

• Gel - used for coloring creams, mastic and dough. Consists of glycerin and glucose.
• Liquid - paint the cream, help to make inscriptions and drawings on the mastic using an airbrush.
• Dry - diluted in boiled water. Used to color dough and cream.
• Kendurin - allows you to achieve a pearlescent shade of cream, mastic or dragee. It consists of natural silicate, which gives this effect.

Accordingly, in addition to natural juices for coloring creams, mastics and glazes, you can use gel, liquid, dry dyes and kendurin.

What natural dye is better to use for confectionery, dough, baking?

For dough products, chefs use natural dyes in the form of juices, as well as natural food gels and dry coloring powders to create confectionery products.

What is the best natural color for drinks?

If you need to make a drink of the original color, then you can add berry and fruit juice or those natural colors that are diluted with H2O. For example, natural gel, dry and liquid paints.

What natural dye is best for dyeing eggs?

All Orthodox Christians paint eggs in preparation for Easter. Previously, this was done using onion peels. Now a variety of paints are available for modern housewives.

What natural paint is best for painting eggs? You can use both berry and fruit juices, but first you need to pour in a little vinegar. Natural dry and liquid paints are also used, which can be purchased at the grocery store.

Can brilliant green be used as food coloring?

When you need to make a mastic mass or cream on a green cake, then in the summer it is easy to create it from the juice of spinach leaves. But what to do in winter, when there is no such greenery, and Easter is still far away, and food paints are not yet sold in stores? Can brilliant green be used as food paint?

Remember: Zelenka is not a food product!

But many confectioners use a brilliant green solution to color confectionery masses. It is enough to add just one drop of this product to get a rich green shade. This amount does not give off any foreign smell or taste.

Video: Food coloring. A simple recipe with your own hands. Red.

How much does the natural food coloring orange "Sunset" cost (average price per pack)?

Moscow and Moscow region

Food colors, despite their name, are also used in a number of other industries: in pharmacology, in a bar environment, etc. Their main task is to give the finished products the required color shade. Thus, dyes are quite economical and extremely convenient food additives, a small amount of which contributes to a significant improvement in the appearance of a wide range of products. Most drinks can also be attributed to them.

You only need from 0.1 to 0.5 g of a biologically active coloring compound to give the desired color to an already finished culinary product. This can be said about many dyes. One of them is a natural food coloring orange "Sunset", aka "E-110". You can buy it at any specialized store in your region.

Many manufacturers are engaged in the manufacture of goods. The most common products are Baker Flavors. Natural orange food coloring "Sunset" is included in the group of coloring additives that are actively used both by modern housewives for the manufacture of some culinary products, and by large manufacturers to give food products the best presentation. The product contains a lot of compounds, and not all of them are of natural origin. Some of them are synthetic.

The food coloring is in powder form. It dissolves easily in water, so it can be used with other dyes to obtain the desired shade. On the Internet, you can find a huge number of colors with a detailed description of how exactly they can be obtained.

The product is used primarily in the culinary environment. With its help, you can give any desired product a bright and rich orange color. Natural confectionery dye is used to color a wide range of food products. It is especially common in baked goods, ice cream, drinks, confectionery, various confectionery decorations, etc. The composition of the product, as well as the recommendations for its use, is indicated on the food coloring label.

Calorie content of natural food coloring orange "sunset" kcal

Energy value of natural food coloring orange "sunset" (The ratio of proteins, fats, carbohydrates - bju):

: g. (~ 0 kcal)
: g. (~ 0 kcal)

Each pastry chef is an artist who strives to make his creation a real work of art. Only the artist uses paints, and the pastry chef uses food dyes, which, unfortunately, are not healthy. But how to get out of this situation, because not only taste is important for dessert, but also appearance?

Let's figure it out!

You don't have to run to the store and buy all kinds of synthetic food colors to give your confectionery a beautiful color. It is enough to have on hand a few vegetables and fruits with which you can make natural food colors at home. The only thing is that the colors obtained in this way will not be very bright and saturated.

So how do you make food colors at home and get the color you want?

Natural food coloring: red and pink

The best ingredient for obtaining a natural pink color is beets. Its juice will change the color of the product without affecting the taste.

How to do it?

Just wash the beets and place them in a blender with 1/2 cup of water. Mix everything until smooth, then strain. The resulting liquid is your natural food coloring.

You can also use cherry, pomegranate and raspberry juice to make a red dye.

Natural food coloring: orange

To make orange food coloring, papaya, mango, or pumpkin are essential ingredients. But the easiest way to get orange color is by using carrots.

How to do it?

Peel the carrots, grate them on a coarse grater and place in a hot skillet. Pour in butter and saute over low heat. Then let the carrots cool and strain through cheesecloth. You can also use carrot juice as a dye.

Natural food coloring: yellow

If you've ever used turmeric, then you know that it turns yellow everything it gets on: clothes, leather, tables, etc. Therefore, be careful when making this dye.

How to do it?

Combine 1/2 cup water and 1 teaspoon ground turmeric in a saucepan and then simmer. Let cool. Store such a dye for no more than two weeks in the refrigerator.

Natural food coloring: green

The combination of Matcha green tea powder and spinach creates a beautiful green coloration that is ideal for decorating dishes.

How to do it?

Combine 1 tablespoon of matcha powder, 1/2 cup fresh spinach, and 1/2 cup water in a blender. Mix until smooth, then strain. The resulting liquid is a natural green food coloring.

Natural food coloring: blue and purple

The most difficult color is blue. It can be obtained from eggplant peels, grape juice, blue potatoes, or purple / red cabbage. Blueberries also make a great natural purple food coloring.

How to do it?

Combine 1/4 cup fresh blueberries with 1/8 cup water in a blender. Mix until smooth, then strain to create a natural purple food coloring.

To get the natural blue dye from purple / red cabbage, you need to boil it, after which the water will turn dark. You can use this water as a dye, and to make the color brighter, add a little soda.

Natural food coloring: brown

Brown can be obtained not only from cocoa powder, coffee or chocolate, but also from burnt sugar.

How to do it?

Mix sugar and water 5: 1 and pour into a frying pan. You need to fry sugar over low heat, stirring constantly. When the mixture has acquired the desired shade, remove it from heat and add a little more water.

Natural food coloring: black

An important role is also played by the black colorant, which can be obtained thanks to a special type of cocoa powder called "Dutch ultra". You can also use cuttlefish ink to get black food coloring, but the dishes will then have a salty taste.

You can also mix food colors to create different shades and new colors.

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