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Amoretti Natural Ube Extract, Water Soluble, 2 oz
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Our Verdict
Amoretti's ube extract is a professional-grade flavoring built for bakeries, cafés, and serious home bakers who want a clean, natural ube taste that survives the oven and the freezer. It's concentrated enough that a little goes a long way, which softens the high price, but it's still overkill for an occasional batch of ube crinkles. If you mostly want purple color and a familiar ube aroma on a budget, a grocery-store flavoring is the better buy; if you want a dye-free, natural extract you can use in everything from lattes to gelato, Amoretti is worth the splurge.
What We Liked
- Highly concentrated: Amoretti recommends just 1-2% in food and far less in drinks, so a 2 oz bottle goes a long way
- Bake-proof and freeze-thaw stable, so the flavor holds up in cakes, cookies, ice cream, and frozen desserts
- Water-soluble, so it mixes cleanly into lattes, milkshakes, and cocktails without oily streaks
- Gluten-free, Kosher Pareve, vegan, and non-GMO, with no artificial colors or preservatives; made in Southern California
Drawbacks
- Expensive: at about $56 for 2 oz, it costs far more than grocery-store ube flavorings like McCormick or Butterfly
- It adds flavor only, not color, so you'll still need ube powder, halaya, or food coloring for that signature purple
- Made in a facility that also handles milk, tree nuts, peanuts, soy, eggs, and wheat
- The product page had no customer reviews yet when we checked, and the bulk 2 lb size is clearly meant for commercial kitchens
Key Features
- 2 oz bottle (also sold in a 2 lb size)
- Natural, water-soluble ube flavor with nutty, sweet, earthy notes
- Bake-proof and freeze-thaw stable
- Gluten-free, Kosher Pareve, vegan, non-GMO
- No artificial colors or preservatives