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The Best Edible Metallic Food Colors
 

The Best Edible Metallic Food Colours


In case you haven’t noticed, metallics are huge.. like GODZILLA huge! Gold and silver is everywhere in cake trends and I forsee it only getting bigger before it gets smaller. This brings up a really important topic. How are people getting these gold colours so bright and are they edible, as in actually food grade?

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I’ve put together a pretty simple review on some of the top metallic food colors on the market right now and have taken the guesswork out for you. That’s my job, making things easy for you, my lovely followers. ((GROUP HUG!))

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I’ve gathered colors that are from the US as well as the UK and AU. So the color you end up using might have to be special ordered so think ahead when you need a metallic. Don’t leave it to the last minute. The great thing is metallics go a REALLY long way so you can order a few containers and it should last you quite a while. You can also ask your cake friends if they need any metallics so you can put in a bulk order and split the shipping.

Here is the video on the metallic food color review. All the links to the colors are below the video. Enjoy and please share so we can spread the word on EDIBLE, SAFE, BEAUTIFUL metallic food colors for our cakes.

Albert Uster Gold – NON-EDIBLE/NON-TOXIC Highlighter (should be used only for display or pieces that will not be consumed)

Rainbow Dust Powders - Edible/FDA Approved

#4 choice – Colorants Roxy & Rich Hybrid Powders – Edible/FDA Approved

#3 choice – Sugarflair Powder (UK ) – Edible/FDA Approved

Sugarflair Powder (USA ) - Edible/FDA Approved

#2 choice – Rainbow Dust Metallic Food Color (UK)  – Edible/FDA Approved

Rainbow Dust Metallic Food Color (USA)  – Edible/FDA Approved

#1 choice – Rolkem Super Metallic – Edible/FDA Approved *update* Rolkom is FDA approved in Australia and awaiting US FDA approval

Here is some more information about the types of dusts on the market right now.

Edible luster dust
Mix of food grade mica-Titanium Dioxide and aluminium flakes.
Advantage is low cost edible. The disadvantage is that you cannot reach dark color.
The darker the color, the dust will shimmer less. Best for dusting and adding a light shimmer
 
Edible Hybrid luster dust
Food grade mica-Titanium Dioxide with a soluble food grade coating. ¸
Advantage is highest shimmering effect, Dark colors possible. High coverage when used as a paint with lemon extract.
Disadvantage is more expensive to make. (rolkem supers – Colorants Roxy & Rich)
 
Non-toxic luster dust
Made with non food grade mica. (albert uster, CK highlighters)
 
How to use metallic dusts for the best coverage and painting
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Make sure you only add a few drops of vodka or lemon extract to create a smooth paste, about the consistency of acrylic paint for best results. If you add too much liquid, you will get streaks and not so great coverage. The dusts will want to settle at the bottom of the container. While painting, tilt your container so the liquid is away from the dust at the bottom and use that to paint with.
 

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