McCormick Red Food Coloring
Price: $11.96USD
McCormick Red Food Coloring 16 oz (1 pint) 0.47L
McCormick Red Food Color Pint Size delivers a bold, vibrant red hue for baking, decorating, and specialty cooking. This professional-size 16 oz bottle is ideal for bakeries, restaurants, and serious home bakers who need consistent, reliable color batch after batch. The formula is tasteless, so it won’t affect the flavor of frostings, cakes, candies, or beverages — only the appearance.
Perfect for red velvet cakes, holiday cookies, glazes, custards, frostings, and decorative desserts, this liquid food coloring blends smoothly and disperses evenly. The flip-top dispenser allows you to control drops for small recipes or pour larger amounts for bulk preparation. Add color gradually until your desired shade is achieved.
Beyond baking, Red Food Color can also be used for traditional egg dyeing, specialty meats like Chinese red pork, festive beverages, and creative decorating projects. McCormick Culinary food color is trusted by chefs for consistent performance and stable color that holds during mixing and baking.
Store this water-based food color tightly closed in a cool, dry place for long shelf life.
You can create other coloring options by combining McComrick Red Food Color with one or more other food colorings. See our Food Color Mixing Guidelines.
Ingredients: Water, Propylene Glycol, FD&C Reds 40 & 3 and Propylparaben (as a preservative).
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| Qty: | Description | Price |
| Each | Unit Price | $11.96USD |
| 6 | 6 or More | $11.60USD |
| 24 | 24 or More | $11.24USD |
Chinese Red Pork Recipe:
- Combine 1 cup salt, ¾ cup sugar, and ⅓ cup Chinese Five Spice. Mix well.
- Add 1 ½ tsp Red Food Color and combine to distribute color. Coat 5 lbs. pork tenderloin or pork loin with mixture.
- Cure on a rack in refrigerator for 6 hours.
- Roast pork in a 350°F until 155° internal temperature is reached.
Recipe makes 24 3 ounce servings.
Product Ingredient Lists and Nutrition Facts, when provided, are for your convenience. We at Spice Place make every effort to insure accuracy of the ingredients listed. However, because manufacturers may change formulations, persons with food allergies should always check actual package label.
McCormick Red Food Coloring 16 oz (1 pint) 0.47L - FAQ
- Q: What is McCormick Red Food Color used for?
- A: It is used to add bright red color to cakes, cookies, frostings, icing, candy, beverages, custards, glazes, and decorative desserts without affecting flavor.
- Q: Does this McCormick Red Food Coloring change the taste of recipes?
- A: No. It is formulated to be tasteless so it adds color only, not flavor.
- Q: How strong is the color?
- A: The color is highly concentrated and produces a rich red shade. Add gradually to control intensity.
- Q: How much equals a few drops?
- A: About ¼ teaspoon equals roughly 20–25 drops – allowing precise color control without counting drops.
- Q: Is this safe for all foods?
- A: Yes. It is safe for mixing with all food applications.
- Q: Can McCormick Red Food Color be used for red velvet cake?
- A: Yes. It is ideal for red velvet cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and custards.
- Q: Can this be used for Easter egg dyeing?
- A: Yes. Mix 1 teaspoon vinegar and 1 teaspoon McCormick Food Coloring into ½ cup boiling water, then dip eggs until the desired shade is reached.
- Q: Can Red Food Coloring be used for Chinese red pork?
- A: Yes. It is traditionally used in curing blends to give pork its classic red color.
- Q: Is McCormick Red Food Color suitable for beverages?
- A: Yes. It blends easily into drinks and punches without separating.
- Q: Can it be mixed with other food colors?
- A: Yes. Red Food Color can be combined with other colors to create custom shades. See our Food Color Mixing Chart for some ideas.
- Q: Is this size good for commercial kitchens?
- A: Yes. The pint size of Food Color is designed for schools, bakeries, restaurants, and high-volume baking.
- Q: How should it be stored?
- A: Keep McCormick Food Color container tightly closed in a cool, dry place away from heat and light.
- Q: How long does it last?
- A: When stored properly, it has a long shelf life of several years.
- Q: Does baking fade the color?
- A: No. The color remains stable during baking and mixing.
