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Food Coloring from Cabbage
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Food Coloring from Cabbage

6 ingredients 9 steps 1 cup (280 g) wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

583
Calories
17g
Protein
2g
Fat
123g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 small red cabbage , chopped
  • 1 cup water
  • ¾ cup (150 g) white granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice, plus extra for pink color
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda (for blue color)

Directions

1

Blend cabbage and water in a food processor .

2

Using a cheesecloth , strain the puree into a bowl to extract the juice.

3

Pour the juice into a pan and add sugar.

4

Turn the heat to medium-high, and stir to dissolve the sugar.

5

Skim off and discard any foam that collects at the surface of the liquid.

6

Turn the heat to high and boil until the liquid reduces to a single-thread consistency .

7

Turn off the heat and stir in the lemon juice and vanilla.

8

If you want to color the mixture pink, stir in additional lemon juice, 1 teaspoon at a time. If you want to color it blue, stir in the baking soda.

9

Cool slightly, then pour into an airtight jar.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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