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Apex Flavors Ube Type Natural Flavor Blend, 2 fl oz
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Our Verdict
Apex Flavors' Ube Type Natural Flavor Blend is a solid, affordable pick if most of your ube habit happens in a glass. It disappears into milk tea, iced lattes, and sparkling drinks, and at about $12 for 2 oz it's far cheaper than premium natural extracts like Amoretti. It isn't made from real ube and adds no color, so it won't replace halaya or ube powder in baking, but as a clean, dye-free flavor boost for drinks, whipped creams, and no-bake fillings, it does the job well.
What We Liked
- Water-soluble and clear, so it dissolves cleanly into lattes, milk tea, sodas, and cocktails without oily streaks or cloudiness
- Nutty, vanilla-like flavor with a hint of coconut that matches what most people expect from ube
- Kosher (Earth Kosher), gluten-free, and made in a peanut- and tree-nut-free facility
- Sold in sizes from a 2 oz glass bottle up to a gallon jug, so cafés and home cooks can both buy the right amount; in stock on apexflavors.com when we checked
Drawbacks
- It's an "ube type" flavor blend (natural flavors), not an extract made from ube itself
- Adds no color, so you'll need ube powder, halaya, or food coloring for the signature purple
- Built mainly for beverages, with a propylene glycol base; Apex doesn't make bake-proof claims, so expect some flavor loss in long bakes
- Apex suggests starting at just 0.20%, which is easy to overshoot at home; start with a few drops and taste
Key Features
- 2 fl oz glass bottle (also 4 oz, 8 oz, quart, and gallon)
- Ingredients: propylene glycol, water, natural flavor
- Clear and colorless, no added dyes
- Water-soluble; suggested starting use rate 0.20%
- Kosher, gluten-free, nut-free facility