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Oh, edible ink....... Not what I was expecting from the title. Maybe someday. 
palombian
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I found liquid colours (gel) from Americolours, seem to be very concentrated.
Fuchsia should replace Magenta and Ligth Blue Cyan.
A bottle of cheap gin for the ethanol ... and profile with the Colormunki ?
Does it harm/help to add glycerin (as in the pharmacist solution) ?
Fuchsia should replace Magenta and Ligth Blue Cyan.
A bottle of cheap gin for the ethanol ... and profile with the Colormunki ?
Does it harm/help to add glycerin (as in the pharmacist solution) ?
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Hi Palombian,
I don't recommend these colors: they are thickened with cellulose derivatives and can cause massive clogging in your printhead.
Good printer safe food dyes:
yellow: riboflavine (it's a vitamine B)
magenta: erythrosine (cherry red), carmoisin
cyan/blue: indigotine mixed with fast green fcf (the reason is indigotine is too blue and fast green more greenish, so mixing these two dyes will yield a more true cyan).
black: a mix of above to make a composite black.
Note: some people will react allergically to one of the aforementioned dyes.
I don't recommend glycerin. The amount needed for a good preservative action will make the ink becoming too thick to be printed properly from the printer. Propylene glycol is to be used.
I don't recommend these colors: they are thickened with cellulose derivatives and can cause massive clogging in your printhead.
Good printer safe food dyes:
yellow: riboflavine (it's a vitamine B)
magenta: erythrosine (cherry red), carmoisin
cyan/blue: indigotine mixed with fast green fcf (the reason is indigotine is too blue and fast green more greenish, so mixing these two dyes will yield a more true cyan).
black: a mix of above to make a composite black.
Note: some people will react allergically to one of the aforementioned dyes.
I don't recommend glycerin. The amount needed for a good preservative action will make the ink becoming too thick to be printed properly from the printer. Propylene glycol is to be used.
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regarding Fast Green FCF according to wiki Its use as a food dye is prohibited in European Union and some other countries
indigotine is E 132 and okay to use
erythrosine E 127 also okay but as you stated could cause allegical reactions at least
carmoisin E 122 also okay to use
riboflavine nothing to fear
indigotine is E 132 and okay to use
erythrosine E 127 also okay but as you stated could cause allegical reactions at least
carmoisin E 122 also okay to use
riboflavine nothing to fear
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Wouldn’t it be better to buy a Friggin cake and then pretend to share a slice of it with your printer..? 
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Some of the colorants are not cheap, or difficult to obtain on the web (I'll have to ask my pharmacist, he already suspects I am a drug addict because of the syringes and needles I buy there ).
Maybe it will be less costly and easier to buy the ink (found 4x100ml for about €30, enough to make a lot of cakes).
).Maybe it will be less costly and easier to buy the ink (found 4x100ml for about €30, enough to make a lot of cakes).
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