Jans - Natural Ube (Purple Yam) Powder - 5 oz

Great product for making Ube ice cream. You must follow your recipe's instructions for using Ube. This is dehydrated be, so generally you need to reconstitute it by boiling, then strain it through fine mesh, or yes, it will leave your baked product grainy. If you're looking to just add color to your cooking, I'd suggest Ube extract, since it's in a liquid form already.

Didn't taste much like anything in baked goods. Very grainy. Turned everything blue or green instead of purple. Doesn't say on package that you have to cook it first before ingesting.

I knew it would be more "grainy" from the start. When I mixed it in with almond milk for coffee in a blender, it got creamy and thick. I think that was perfect! The flavor was quite strong for only 2 tablespoons in 2 cups of sweetened almond milk creamer for 4 cups of coffee. I wish they would sell a pound of this and add an Ube flavoring extract to it, a two-ingredient combo. Without extract, the flavor is strong enough but I think it would be cool if they had an extra-flavored version of this. I'll take all the ube flavor I can get. This flavor is getting popular in coffee shops. I like the Jans brand, they sell it in my local Ross store, and has been a quality reliable brand from overseas.

I was in the impression that it is a purple yam as what they call it UBE like what it says on the package . I grew up in Philippines and I know exactly what UBE should taste like and looks like .. when I cooked the powder and taste it , it actually taste purple sweet potato, I can totally tell it by taste and color. The real UBE has a deep purple color and has stickier texture when cook longer, from the photos I shared, the first picture is a real UBE should will look like .

I gave this product a mostly neutral rating because, honestly, it's the first ube I've ever tried so maybe they're all like this. I was hoping to make a brilliantly colored boba tea, but when mixed with sugar and hot water, the hue is a muddy brownish purple. To make matters worse, the powder doesn't actually dissolve, so you're left with a watery mashed potato-like residue as everything settles to the bottom even after straining out the larger chunks. The flavor is what I expected - sort of mildly sweet potato-ish. Since I don't want to waste it, I'll give it a try in a baked good to see if it's any better, but if you're looking for boba ingredients, this probably won't be ideal. I'm was hoping to avoid the artificial colors and flavorings in the bottled ube extract, but I'll be trying that next to get the boba aesthetic I'm looking for.