What are Hopper Natural Food Colours?
Hopper natural colours are actually ‘colouring foodstuffs’ concentrates made from fruits and vegetables such as elderberries, pumpkins, carrots and red cabbage.
Because they are a colours extracted nature they are classified as food ingredients not ‘additives’ which are represented by a number or and E-number.
Hopper natural colours are derived using a water extraction process, solvents or chemicals are not used in the manufacturing process, and they do not contain any artificial functional additives.
Hopper Natural Colours are free from:
Synthetic Antioxidants
E-numbers
Artificial preservatives
Emulsifiers
Stabilisers
Solvent residues
Artificial ingredients
What colours are available?
There are lots of gorgeous colours to choose from so let your creativity run wild. If anyone has any creations they would like to share with us please send us a photo and we will publish them in our gallery.
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Blue
Spirulina, Invert Sugar, Sucrose, Citric Acid
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Kiwi Green
Safflower, Spirulina, Invert Sugar, Sucrose, Citric Acid
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Cherry Red
Carrot, Blackcurrant, Invert Sugar, Citric Acid
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Lemon Yellow
Safflower, Lemon, Invert Sugar, Citric acid
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Pink
Purple Sweet Potato, Radish, Cherry B, Apple, Citric Acid
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Cloudy Orange
Carrot, Pumpkin, Invert Sugar, Citric Acid
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Purple Grape
Purple Carrot, Hibiscus, Invert Sugar, Citric Acid.
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How much do I use?
- The colours are very concentrated and a typical dosage level is 1 or 2% of the finished product.
- Add a drop at a time until the desired colours is achieved.
Storage
- Products must be frozen or refrigerated to maintain integrity of the product. We recommend using your judgement in whether to use after the best before date.
- Defrost to room temperature prior to use.
- Can be frozen and defrosted repeatedly as required. Product remains a liquid even when stored in freezer.