Watkins Assorted Food Coloring, 1 Each Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Total Four 0.3 oz bottles, 4 Count (Pack of 1)
4.4 | 11,572 ratings
Price: 6.99
Last update: 01-10-2025
About this item
Derived from pure vegetable juices and spices including beet juice, turmeric and spirulina extract.
FD&C Dye Free
No Artificial Colors
Non-GMO, Gluten Free
Crafted in the USA
FD&C Dye Free
No Artificial Colors
Non-GMO, Gluten Free
Crafted in the USA
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Crafting Award-Winning Gourmet Flavors Since 1868.
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Top reviews from the United States
michelle williamson
great for dye sensitive people
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2024Momx5
First time ordering dye free
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024Tanya lashinsky
Not vibrant colors
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2024
Grace Rowe
Artificial Dye-Free Cake!
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023
Grace Rowe
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023
First, I only used fondant for coloring. I believe that’s relevant to the review and that icing may color differently.
So, the colors are pastel, not vibrant (with the exception of the yellow, which is gorgeous!). You can achieve a better color by adding more dye of course, but they will still be pastel tones at best and it takes a lot of dye to get a good color. For reference, I used the whole bottle of blue to get the light blue effect pictured for the sky. After a small test I determined the red would not work. No matter how much I worked it in, I get not get it to the bright color I was looking for, and the fondant started to turn slimy from too much liquid added. So how did I get the bright colors shown in the picture? I painted it on with paintbrushes! That turned out to be the key to get vibrant colors for our beloved Paper Mario.
On mixing colors: When I mixed the colors to make brown for the bricks, the dye stayed wet and after a few minutes the colors separated back out. Instead of brown, the blocks had little green, red, and yellow specks. Weird! I brushed them with a dry brush and the colors mixed back in. They were fine after that. The dye seems to stay wet if you do the painting method instead of the working-it-into-the-fondant method, but that was okay with me as long as the colors stayed put!
If you do mix the colors by working it into the fondant, the colors don’t separate out and you can mix them up as much as you want. However, that method is best reserved for light colors (the peach-colored fondant for Mario’s skin and the mushroom, for example).
All in all, it was a positive experience. My rating would probably be closer to a 3.5, but if I have to round it to the nearest star then it has to be 4, since overall I’m just happy this was even an option and even though there was a learning curve, I was thrilled with how it turned out! For the black lines, I used TruColor grape gel paste mixed with a little vodka and they turned out great.
If you found this review helpful (or maybe you just like the Paper Mario cake), please give me a thumbs up! Thanks!
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Just what I was looking for!
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024Lori M.
Colors are weak and odd, only use if you have to!
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2024brittany miller
not very vibrant
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024Raven Black
Excellent and vibrant
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024