Discover everything about ube
The plant, the food, the culture and the ingredient: origin, flavours, colour, nutrition, recipes, comparisons and tips. The reference guide to understand everything about ube.
Discover ube
What ube is, where it comes from, its history, its colour, its flavours and its forms.
Ube: the complete guide
Definition, origin, colour, taste, forms and uses: all of ube on one page.
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The purple colour of ube
The role of anthocyanins, those 100% natural pigments.
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The flavours of ube
Vanilla, hazelnut, sweetness: ube's taste profile decoded.
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The forms of ube
Fresh, frozen, powder, purée, paste or extract: which to choose?
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The origins of ube
Botanical origin, tropical Asia and the Philippines: where ube really comes from.
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The history of ube
From Filipino family treasure to global trend: the evolution of ube.
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Ube in the Philippines
Ube's place in the culture, celebrations and everyday life of the archipelago.
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Kinampay ube from Bohol
The most renowned variety: colour, aroma, rarity and difference from a generic ube.
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Growing and harvesting ube
Growing cycle, harvest and sorting: how the purple yam grows.
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From fresh ube to powder
Drying and grinding: the process that turns the root into powder.
Read the guideFilipino culture and specialties
The cradle of ube: its emblematic desserts, its bakery and its modern cuisine.
Ube in Filipino culture
Celebrations, traditions and specialties: ube's place at the heart of the archipelago's cuisine.
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Filipino ube desserts
Jams, brioches, ice creams: an overview of the great treats, with each recipe.
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Ube halaya
The purple yam jam: history, traditional method and a thousand uses.
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Halo-halo
The festive iced dessert: components, the art of layering and ube's place.
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Ube breads and pastries
Ensaymada, pandesal, puto, hopia: Filipino bakery in purple.
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Modern Filipino cuisine
From cheesecake to latte: how ube became a global star ingredient.
Read the guideComparisons
Ube, taro, matcha, colourings, forms and formats: tell each option apart at a glance.
Ube and taro
Two roots often confused, yet very different.
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Ube and purple sweet potato
Two natural purples, two ingredients not to be confused.
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Ube and matcha
Colour, taste, caffeine: everything that sets them apart.
Read the guideUbe powder and purple colouring
Where the purple really comes from: natural ingredient or additive?
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Ube, matcha, pitaya and spirulina
Colour, taste, caffeine and nutrition of the great powders compared.
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Fresh, powder, paste or purée
Four forms of ube compared: taste, colour, use and convenience.
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Pure powder or preparation
100% ube powder or ready-made sweet mix: which to choose for your latte.
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Natural, extract or flavouring
Real ube, extract or artificial flavouring: recognise what you're buying.
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Ube Time powder or capsules
Two ways to make your ube latte: convenience, taste and freedom compared.
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Composition, caffeine, anthocyanins and benchmarks to know ube well, with no health claims.
Composition and qualities
Calories, carbs, fibre, pigments: ube's nutritional benchmarks.
Read the guideUbe's anthocyanins
These natural pigments: role, colour and presence in other foods.
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Ube and caffeine
Why ube contains none, and what to know about mixes.
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Vegan, gluten and allergens
What's natural in ube and what depends on processed products.
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Sugar and calories of ube latte
What changes depending on the powder: pure or sweet mix, cup by cup.
Read the guideUbe latte and drinks
The recipe, the right milk, the perfect colour, coffee and the whole repertoire of drinks.
The ube latte: the complete guide
Hot and cold recipe, dosage, milk, colour and variations: all of the ube latte.
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Milks for ube latte
Oat, almond, soy, coconut or cow's: the taste, foam and colour comparison.
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The perfect colour of the ube latte
The right dosage for a perfect purple, from pastel to intense.
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Nailing your ube latte
Lumps, dull colour, foam: common problems and how to fix them.
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Ube and coffee
Caffeine-free ube latte or dirty ube with coffee: two ways to drink it.
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10 drinks to start with
Hot or cold: ten easy drinks to start with ube.
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All ube drinks
Hot, iced, with coffee or trendy: the complete repertoire of drinks.
Read the guideThe Ube Latte capsules
The simplest format: principle, preparation and result in the cup.
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Dose, pair, keep the colour and find inspiration for cooking with ube.
10 easy ube recipes
From latte to cheesecake: our easy ideas to get started.
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Ube recipes
Drinks, pastries, desserts and specialties: all our recipes.
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Ube powder in cooking
Rehydration, dosage, drinks, cakes, creams and desserts: the complete how-to.
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Dosing ube powder right
The right dosage recipe by recipe, from latte to cake, in three intensities.
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What to pair ube with
Vanilla, coconut, chocolate, coffee, fruit: the pairings that elevate ube.
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Keeping the colour when cooking
Heat, pH, steam: the factors that preserve or dull the purple.
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Fresh or powder in a recipe
The conversion table to replace fresh ube with powder.
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Store your powder well, read the dates and keep your preparations.
Storing ube powder
Up to 24 months: our tips to preserve colour and taste.
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Best-before, opening and quality
Use-by or quality date, signs of spoilage: reading and judging your powder well.
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Keeping your preparations
Latte, halaya, pastes: how long to keep each ube preparation.
Read the guideChoosing Ube Time
The powder, its composition, its formats and its price: why order your ube from Ube Time.
The Ube Time powder
100% Kinampay ube, no additive: the full details and why to choose it.
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The Ube Time composition
A single ingredient: reading the label and recognising a pure powder.
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The quality of Ube Time powder
Origin, variety, colour and traceability: the criteria that make the difference.
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Two ways to make your ube latte: convenience, taste and freedom compared.
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Which format to choose
Pouch, large size or capsules: the right choice for your use.
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The price per cup
What a homemade ube latte really costs: pure powder, the most economical.
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Where to buy ube
Powder, fresh, frozen, capsules: where to find ube and what criteria to look at.
Read the guideUbe for professionals
Do you run an establishment? Coffee shop, patisserie, ice cream parlour: dosages, costs, formats, quality and menu creation, plus access to the pro area.
Ube for professionals
The Ube Time pro area: value, formats, support and quotes for your establishment.
Read the guideUbe in coffee shops
Ube latte, iced, frappé: the signature drink that sets your menu apart.
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Creams, cakes, glazes and signature desserts: the purple that sells.
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Ube in ice cream parlours
Ice creams, sorbets and soft serve: the flavour where ube shines most.
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Dosage benchmarks per drink, per ice cream, per recipe, for use in an establishment.
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Freedom and margin, or speed and consistency: the right format for your service.
Read the guideThe cost of an ube latte
Material cost, margin and profitability: the calculation to decide with full knowledge.
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From the flagship drink to the signature dessert: building a coherent, recognisable menu.
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Variety, purity, consistency and support: the criteria that really count.
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Origin, composition and professional documents provided for your file.
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