/ / Nutricost Purple Plant Based Food Coloring From Purple Sweet Potato Powder (75 Servings)

Nutricost Purple Plant Based Food Coloring From Purple Sweet Potato Powder (75 Servings)

Contains silica

Purple coloring made with purple sweet potato powder; it also contains silica. The package states it is plant-based and lists a 1 g serving.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$18.53 3.5 oz · lowest price at Café Cravings
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
0caloriesPer serving · 1/4 tsp (1g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product label
Ingredients: Purple sweet potato powder, silica
79 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 5%50
Ingredients · counts 45%96
Processing · counts 20%78
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 20%65
Why it scores 79
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 96 · Silicon dioxide (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 78 · Purple sweet potato powder with silica as an added ingredient
Sourcing 50 · Globally sourced is stated, but no specific ingredient origin or growing practice
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; no specific farm or growing details
Contains silica
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−4 for silicon dioxide
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

Your diet score

Doesn’t change the score above

Pick a diet to see if this product fits it, using limits you can change.

Diet profiles v1.1. Defaults come from published guidance; you can change any limit. How the diet score works

Similar, for lessSame kind of food, scoring about as well or better, for less than $5.29/oz here
HealViaOrganic Onion Powder
92+13
$1.95 · $0.55/oz · 90% less per oz
GrocerylankaMc Currie Jaffna Curry Powder 100g (3.5oz)
89+10
$1.99 · $0.56/oz · 89% less per oz
Lagniappe FlavorsMc Currie Dark Roasted Curry Powder 100g (3.5oz) – කළු කුඩු
85+6
$1.99 · $0.56/oz · 89% less per oz
Ingredients
Purple sweet potato powder Silica
2 ingredients
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
Silicon dioxide (E551)Anti-caking agentLimited risk
Approved, but EFSA noted in 2018 that data on its nano-sized particles were too limited to set a safe intake.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

Other pantry options

Sandhill Wild Rice
Sandhill Organic Wild Rice
98 $132.00
Fresh Acres
Organic Rye Berries
98 $11.39
Barton Springs Mill
Sonora Wheat Berries (certified organic)
98 $12.00
Everywhere
Lundberg Wild Rice, Regenerative Organic Certified –?100% Natural California Cultivated Wild Black Rice, 8 Oz
98 $15.98