India Tree Natural Decorating Colors Set, 3-Count 2.25 ounces (Pack of 2)

by India Tree

• Pack of two sets of decorating colors (total 4.5 ounces)
• India Tree Decorating Colors are made from highly concentrated vegetable colorants. They contain no corn syrup or synthetic dyes
• Use them to color icing in rich jewel tones or soft pastels: Add India Tree Decorating Colors to your frosting one drop at a time
• With the primary colors - yellow, red, and blue - you can create a full spectrum
• Try the following combinations: yellow + blue = green; blue + red = purple, lavender, and violet; red + yellow = gold, orange, and terra cotta

Product Description

INDIA TREE Decorating Colors are made from concentrated vegetable colorants. They contain no corn syrup or synthetic dyes. Use them to color icing in rich jewel tones or soft pastels. With three colors red, yellow, and blue.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001EQ5BXA
• UPC: 734865909504
• Item model number: 90950
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,766 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
  • #38 in Grocery & Gourmet Food > Pantry Staples > Cooking & Baking Supplies > Food Coloring

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 54 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars All natural, rich colors November 29, 2010

By Mom of Two

Amazon Verified Purchase

***Updated Dec 8, 2011******
From reading recent comments it sounds like this product has changed from when I reviewed it. My package lists the ingredients as Blue: Deionized water, glycerin, red cabbage. Red: Beet juice, citric acid. Yellow: Deionized water, glycerin, curcumin. More recent customers claim it now has chemicals. If you are interested in natural food coloring, this doesn't sound like the product for you. Hopefully Amazon will get the listing straightened out.
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We avoid artificial ingredients, so after attempting to color icing for Chirstmas cookies with fruit juice and beet juice last year, I bought this food coloring to try out this year. After reading the other reviews, I didn't have high expectations and was only hoping that it would be easier than making my own (and it was).

But I was able to get rich, vibrant colors, not simply pastels. Certainly they weren't the bright artificial colors you get with petrochemicals, but they were far from the pale pink and yellows I was expecting.

My first experimentation was with small batches of icing - only using a few tablespoons of powdered sugar and milk and 2-5 drops of coloring. The red came out a magenta, not Barbie pink, but definitely not red, either. The blue was kind of a greyish blue. The yellow was the most like you would expect. I had also thought that the colors wouldn't mix well but I made green by mixing the blue and yellow and a nice purple by mixing blue and red.

As one reviewer noted, they don't have as long as a shelf life as non-natural colors. I bought mine in October and they are dated 5/2011. But I put them in the refrigerator immediately (not waiting until after they were opened) and I have read on another site that carries them that this can extend their life up to a year. The yellow separates so I shook it well before using.

I was very pleased with the results and would definitely use them again. I'll try to post a photo of our Christmas cookies with the product.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed October 12, 2011

By Betty M Kehrle

Amazon Verified Purchase

I'm disappointed and I haven't even used it yet. When I checked the ingredients list on line everything was ok. A little curious on why they used sodium hydroxide in the yellow, but everything was natural. That is what I wanted. When they arrived I read the ingredients on the box and to my surprise the yellow is listed: Glycerin, polysorbate, propylene glycol, filtered deionized water, curcumin. Polysorbate and propylene glycol, which is used in anti-freeze, aren't natural. I now can not use the yellow at all. I have had to order yellow from another company that has all natural colorings. I am hoping it arrives before Friday so I can use it the frosting of the cake I'm making for my niece's 1st birthday. I am very disappointed and will not be purchasing this in the future.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Clumpy October 27, 2007

By Jerome L Adams

It is fabulous that there is an all natural food dye safe to use for my child allergic to anything chemical and artificial in his food. However, the dye is thick and goopy and makes the frosting much thicker and pastier than it should be, not smooth at all. Also, you can not get a rich deep color with this stuff so plan for everything to be pastel if you need anything darker rather than lighter in color. Still, over all, because it is one of the fewest choices I have to color my candy and desserts for my child on the Feingold diet, I recommend it to at least try. The price is much too steep though for the quality the product doesn't give.