food coloring
Tints your frosting
Food coloring is a dye added to food or drink to change its appearance.
It comes in liquid, gel, paste, and powder forms.
Most food coloring is synthetic, though natural alternatives exist.
Beyond cooking, food coloring appears in craft projects and science experiments: We added food coloring to the volcano for effect.
Pigment for changing hues
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- tintFaint color addition
- naturalNot artificially produced
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
artificial · gel · liquid · powder · paste · spray · edible · water-based
Color's specific character
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- tintFaint color addition
- saturationState of complete permeation
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
pastel · neon · primary · mixing · blending · gradient · ombre · rainbow
Sweet cake covering
- icingSweet cake covering
- fondantSmooth, moldable cake covering
- royal icingMeringue powder-based cake coating
- buttercreamWhipped sugar-fat frosting
cake · cupcakes · cookies · macarons · sprinkles · decorating · piping · airbrushing
Dark red root vegetable
- turmericYellow rhizome spice
- spirulinaEdible blue-green microalgae
- annattoPlant-derived food colorant
- paprikaGround dried pepper
saffron · carmine · chlorophyll · matcha · activated charcoal · cochineal · elderberry · hibiscus
Synthetic yellow food additive
- brilliant blueIntensely bright cyan hue
- amaranthEdible-seeded flowering plant
- coal-tarCarbonization-derived black liquid
dye
Pigment for changing hues
synthetic · artificial · gel · liquid · powder · paste · spray · edible · water-based · oil-based
hue
Color's specific character
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- tintFaint color addition
- saturationState of complete permeation
vibrant · pastel · neon · primary · mixing · blending · gradient · ombre · rainbow · vivid
frosting
Sweet cake covering
- icingSweet cake covering
- fondantSmooth, moldable cake covering
- royal icingMeringue powder-based cake coating
buttercream · cake · cupcakes · cookies · macarons · sprinkles · decorating · piping · airbrushing · marbling
beet
Dark red root vegetable
paprika · saffron · carmine · chlorophyll · matcha · activated charcoal · cochineal · elderberry · hibiscus · squid ink
tartrazine
Synthetic yellow food additive
- brilliant blueIntensely bright cyan hue
- amaranthEdible-seeded flowering plant
- coal-tarCarbonization-derived black liquid
- candy ingredientssugar syrup, corn syrup, glucose, brown sugar, powdered sugar
- Processed Foodsmargarine, Cool Whip, Velveeta, Cheez Whiz, artificial sweetener
- additivesstabilizer, MSG, emulsifier, plasticizers, flavor enhancer
- colorantsdye, dyes, pigment, pigments, tint
- food additivesemulsifiers, artificial sweeteners, calcium silicate, lecithin, MSG
- Food coloringsred dye, blue dye, yellow dye, green dye, synthetic dye
food coloringnatural pigment
Color substance from nature
whole food · natural dye · beet juice · turmeric · saffron
food coloringbleaching agent
Substance that removes color
color remover · whitener · decolorizer · bleach · color stripper