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Red, yellow, green: brightly colored eggs are simply a part of Easter time.
Great results can be achieved even without artificial colors.
Easter is just around the corner - it's high time to quickly dye a few eggs.
After all, a colorful Easter basket looks much prettier than one filled only with white and brown eggs.
There is a wide selection of egg colors available in stores, most of which are based on artificial colors.
If you want to avoid chemical additives, you can also color your eggs naturally.
Thanks to home remedies like beetroot, turmeric and spinach, you can conjure up gorgeous colors in no time.
Colorful Easter eggs: Why natural dyes are a good idea
The Easter egg paints from the supermarket are practical and inexpensive.
According to the law, they are additives and must be declared as such.
When dyeing, the synthetic dyes can get inside through small cracks or fine pores in the shell.
You can notice this by a slight discoloration of the egg white.
As a rule, consumption is safe due to the small amount.
Easter eggs can also be dyed naturally.
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But the artificial dyes can also contain controversial substances such as quinoline yellow (E104) or the azo dyes tartrazine (E102) and yellow orange S (E110).
“Azo dyes are suspected of impairing activity and attention in children,” says the website of the
Hesse Consumer Center
.
“Although they are considered a health risk, manufacturers use the substances because of their good color intensity and light fastness.”
So if you want to be on the safe side, you are well advised to use natural dyes.
These also have the advantage of being more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Coloring Easter eggs naturally: These alternatives make it possible
Nature is full of wonderful colors that can be cleverly used to color eggs.
The dyeing process is based on a broth in which the eggs are then cooked.
Depending on the color, you can use the following home remedies:
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Turmeric for yellow eggs
Beetroot for red eggs
Onion peels for golden brown eggs
Spinach for green eggs
Carrots for orange-yellow eggs
Coffee for brown eggs
Red cabbage for blue eggs
Natural dyes: step by step to a colorful Easter egg
According to Utopia.de,
it is best
to use an old enamel cooking pot to prepare the colored broth , as colored residues sometimes remain in the pot that are difficult to remove.
Now boil your natural materials in a liter of water.
The rule of thumb is: 500 grams of chopped vegetables such as carrots should be cooked for around 30 to 40 minutes.
For yellow eggs, add 3 to 4 teaspoons of turmeric to a liter of water and let the broth boil for 30 minutes.
For coffee powder, 20 to 30 grams are enough for one liter of water.
The cooking time here is also half an hour.
To save resources, you can use coffee grounds instead of powder.
If you are preparing multiple color mixtures, you should also use different pots or wash them thoroughly after each use.
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Dyeing Easter eggs with natural home remedies: This is how it works
Then strain the broth and let it cool.
In the meantime you can cook the eggs and let them cool down too.
If you want to color the eggs yellow, you should use white eggs instead of brown ones, otherwise the light color will not be easy to see.
Place the cooled eggs in a container and add the stock and a dash of vinegar.
The Easter eggs should be completely covered so that their entire surface is colored.
If you want particularly intense colors, you can leave the eggs in the dye bath for several hours or overnight.
According to
Planet Wissen,
a pinch of alum (available in the pharmacy) helps the color to be accepted even better.
The last step is to just let the eggs dry.
For a shiny finish, you can rub the Easter eggs with a little vegetable oil.