Pasta and Meat Recipes That Make You Feel Like a Chef by Ava Archer

Serrur said fruits and vegetables get their purple color from a category of flavonoids called anthocyanins.

A spirulina blend, available as powder, is water-soluble and works when the pH is under 4.5. A fruit juice blend, available as both powder and liquid, is water-soluble and works in a pH range of 2.5 to 8. “I’ve been experimenting with a purple spaghetti colored with Exberry shade purple mist and pairing it within vegetables like roasted cauliflower and spring peas,” she said.Īrcher Daniels Midland Co., Chicago, also offers ways to achieve purple color. Purple makes both sweet and savory foods stand out on the plate, said Christina Olivarez, a chef for GNT. “Whether we’re looking at an ube (Filipino purple yam) ice cream, raw vegan cheesecake or acai bowls, there’s no shortage of purple food products in the pipeline.” “The right shade of purple is the perfect way to indicate a grape, blueberry or wild berry flavor, but purple is being tapped more often by manufacturers as a way to bring novel excitement to a broad range of food and beverage applications,” Mr.

The Exberry shade “purple mist” is one example as a selection of carrots are used to achieve a dark purple color.

GNT USA, Inc., Tarrytown, N.Y., uses a variety of different fruits and vegetables to achieve a full range of purple shades, said Michael Serrur, director of communications.

Pasta and Meat Recipes That Make You Feel Like a Chef by Ava Archer