Burnt sugar powder for extra colour and taste

Burnt sugar powder is a colouring agent extracted from basic burnt sugar. It has E number 150a and is one of the most commonly used colouring agents. You can apply it to many different products. For example, you can use it in vinaigrette and sauces, but also in ice cream and meat and vegetarian dishes. The powder is also suitable to decorate baking products. It gives a luxurious look and a sweet, crunchy bite. At Natural Spices you can buy burnt sugar powder online in a package of 500 grams.

What's in burnt sugar powder?

Heating sugar creates burnt sugar. You can do this by wet or dry heating. Burnt sugar powder is a complex mix of brown colours, which have been combined to form a whole by the technique of dry heating. Burnt sugar itself consists of glucose syrup and sugar. Maltodextrin has also been added. This is a carbohydrate obtained from corn. It is therefore a starch sugar and has a somewhat sweet taste.

Burnt sugar powder: easy and fast

Buying Burnt sugar powder online at Natural Spices will save you a lot of time. Time that you can spend well on other things in your kitchen. Making your own burnt sugar powder is a process of several steps. You first have to caramelize the sugar, then spread it out and let it dry on a surface and then pulverise it. It's a job which takes a bit of time.. So ready-to-use powder is a real godsend. You can dissolve it in warm water, rub it in or spray it.