Powdered Food Coloring - Ruby
Deep ruby red powdered food coloring
Rainbow Dust Pro Powder Ruby Powdered Food Coloring provides a deep, radiant ruby-red shade. Its concentrated formula combines 2 food colorings (E122, E153) to reproduce the warm brilliance of a precious ruby gemstone, without shifting toward pink or orange after drying. The 5 g powder format is suitable for direct brush application to create shading effects or for dilution in lemon extract for precise edible painting. Ideal for chocolate work, luxurious cake design decoration, and event creations.
Features
5 g
Quantity
2 pigments
Composition
2 methods
Application
Uses
- Coloring tempered white chocolate ruby red for decorative sheets, molded chocolates, or macaron shells.
- Dry brush application for shading and gradient effects on sugar-paste flowers or molded fruits.
- Dilution in lemon extract for edible painting with crisp lines, lettering, and fine details.
- Mixing into buttercream, Italian meringue, or royal icing without altering their texture.
Please note: keep a brush dedicated to this color: the pigment is highly covering and would color any other light shade subsequently used with the same brush.
Complete technical specifications
| Brand | Rainbow Dust (Pro Powder) |
| Quantity | 5 g (resealable jar) |
| Composition | Colorings E122 (Azorubine), E153 (Vegetable carbon) |
| Application method | Dry dusting or painting after dilution in lemon extract |
| Compatibility | Sugar paste, fondant, royal icing, buttercream, meringue, tempered chocolate, macarons |
| Storage | Keep the jar closed, at room temperature, protected from moisture and light |
Frequently asked questions
Does this powder carry a regulatory warning?
Yes: the E122 coloring it contains may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children, in accordance with European regulations.
Does the ruby red shift toward pink or orange after drying?
No, the 2-pigment formulation is calibrated to remain a deep, luminous red after drying and crystallization, without the common shifts of lower-quality red colorings.
Can it be used to color tempered white chocolate?
Yes, the powder can be mixed directly into melted chocolate without graining or disrupting tempering, transforming white chocolate into ruby chocolate.
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