1, beet: pink, fuchsia

Beets, also known as red cabbage heads, are most often used as red dyes for food and desserts. For example, the red velvet cake is made of beets, and the finished product is beautiful red.

Beetroot roots can also be used to dye hummus, which looks appetizing.

Suggestion: first put the beet on the tin foil paper, then bake it in the oven to force it out of its fragrance before using it. Or directly juicing fresh beet for dyeing in rice, dough or beverage; You can also make cabbage head powder, then mix the powder with water at the ratio of 1: 4, and filter it with gauze before use.

2, red pepper powder: red

Different kinds of red peppers are ground into powder, and their colors range from bright red to brown. In addition to adding flavor, they also add color. They are most commonly used for curing, stewing, preparing sauces and processing sausages, or spraying them as decoration before serving.

Red pepper powder is bright red in color and tastes too sweet and spicy. For example, Hungarian Chili powder, which is common in the market, tastes sweet and mild.

In the famous Hungarian dish beef stew, a lot of red pepper powder was added.

3, red dragon fruit: purple

Red pitaya contains a bright red pigment called betacyanin, which is very beautiful in color. However, there are many small and dense particles in red pitaya, so juice should be squeezed before use. Red dragon fruit is suitable for dyeing desserts, drinks and jiaozi.

Second, orange and yellow

1, turmeric

Turmeric has a woody aroma, a faint ginger flavor and a mild taste. Turmeric is often ground into deep yellow powder and used to dye food, such as pickled radish. Turmeric is used for dyeing.

2. Pumpkins and carrots

These two ingredients can also produce yellow and orange effects: first, they are cooked by steaming or baking, pressed into mud, then baked in the oven until dry and dehydrated, and then ground into powder with food conditioner. Homemade pumpkin powder or carrot powder is stored in a sealed container and can be used at any time.

3.crocus

Saffron is slightly bitter and is often used for cooking rice, seafood, fish and shellfish, such as Spanish seafood stew; It is also often used to dye ice cream, dessert or wine. However, it should be noted that saffron can promote uterine contraction, so pregnant women and lactating mothers should be careful to eat it.