McCormick Red Food Color, 1 Oz
UPC: 052100070919
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Description
McCormick Red Food Color brings vibrant, professional-quality color to your culinary creations with the trusted reliability that has made McCormick America's favorite spice brand for over 130 years. This concentrated liquid food coloring delivers consistent, brilliant red hues perfect for baking, cooking, and decorating. Whether you're creating stunning red velvet cakes, festive holiday cookies, colorful frostings, or decorative icings, just a few drops provide rich, even color distribution without altering taste or texture. The convenient 1-ounce bottle with precision dropper cap allows for accurate color control, enabling you to achieve everything from subtle pink tints to deep crimson shades. McCormick's food coloring undergoes rigorous quality testing to ensure purity, safety, and color consistency in every bottle. The formula mixes easily into batters, doughs, and liquids, making it ideal for both novice home bakers and professional pastry chefs. This versatile coloring agent maintains its vibrancy even after baking or cooking, ensuring your finished products look as spectacular as they taste. Perfect for birthday parties, holidays, themed events, or any time you want to add a pop of color to your culinary creations.
Suggested Use
Add food color gradually, drop by drop, mixing thoroughly after each addition until desired color intensity is achieved. Start with 2-3 drops for light tinting, adding more as needed for deeper colors. Mix completely into batters, frostings, or doughs before baking or setting. Store tightly capped at room temperature away from direct sunlight.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Red Dye No. 40 | 0.15% | Primary red coloring agent |
| Red Dye No. 3 | 0.05% | Color enhancement and stability |
| Sodium Benzoate | 0.1% | Preservative |
| Citric Acid | 0.05% | pH stabilizer and preservative |
Other Ingredients
Water, propylene glycol (carrier), and glycerin for consistency. The formula uses FDA-approved food-grade dyes suspended in a glycol-water base for optimal mixing and color distribution in various food applications.
Warnings
• May cause staining of skin, clothing, and surfaces
• Keep out of reach of children
• Some individuals may be sensitive to artificial food dyes
• Store in cool, dry place away from direct sunlight
Disclaimer
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