Fat-soluble food coloring

Fat-soluble dye

Discover our wide choice of fat-soluble dyes to tint your oil-based preparations and more generally fat-based preparations. More than 20 colors and 5 professional brands are available at the best prices.

What coloring for chocolate?

To color white or dark chocolate, you need a fat-soluble food coloring . It must in fact be soluble in the oil and fat of the cocoa. On the contrary, a water-soluble coloring cannot mix with chocolate. You must therefore choose a special chocolate coloring. We have them in different shapes. Depending on your preference, you can use powder dye, gel dye, or liquid dye as long as they are fat-soluble . NOT

We even offer food sprays to work with and set the chocolate. With our variety of colors, you can color your chocolate red, blue, pink, yellow, green, etc.

The color mill fat-soluble coloring is best known to cake designers for its strong coloring power, the Silkytop chocolate coloring has equivalent quality but its price is lower.

How to color an oil-based preparation?

When you make your own homemade chocolate, you can have fun coloring it in different ways, especially using fat-soluble coloring. The first way is to color it directly in the white chocolate mass. Simply add a few drops of fat-soluble coloring once the chocolate has melted and then mix well.

The second technique is to dilute fat-soluble powder coloring with food alcohol or lemon juice, then brush the inside of the chocolate mold. All you have to do is pour the chocolate into the shell.

You can also paint the already ready chocolate by applying the edible powder with a brush. The latter is perfect for finishing your chocolate at the very end.

Finally you can also use airbrush coloring, simply spray some coloring into the bottom of your chocolate mold, then pour it into the mold. You will get a nice uniform color throughout the chocoalt.

Fat-soluble coloring for mirror icing, candy melt, cocoa butter

Fat-soluble coloring doesn't just color chocolate. It can also be used to tint a mirror glaze or a neutral cold glaze based on white chocolate. If you want a 2-color marbled mirror glaze, use liquid fat-soluble colors. These color the cocoa butter but also the candy melts to cover and obtain colorful cakepops.

Where to store fat-soluble coloring?

Store the fat-soluble dye in a cool, dry place, preferably at a temperature below 25°C, beyond this threshold the quality of the dye may be impaired.

Avoid direct sunlight on the fat-soluble dye. Direct sunlight can degrade pigments.

Close the pot of fat-soluble coloring tightly to prevent humidity and color oxidation.

Store it away from all sources of humidity , do not store it in the fridge for example!

Before use, check the expiration date : Expired dyes may lose their intensity and effectiveness.