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Basic Method for Preparing Chlorophyll

A technique for extracting green chlorophyll from herbs or leafy vegetables to use as a natural colouring and flavouring agent.

Nutrition

per per 300 g portion
20
Calories
1g
Protein
2g
Carbs
0g
Fat

Ingredients

250 ggreen herbs or leafy vegetables of choice
750 gwater

Instructions

  1. To prepare chlorophyll, take 250 g of green herbs. Rinse them thoroughly in cold water.
  2. Finely grind the washed herbs in a food processor or thermo blender with 750 ml water. The herbs must be ground very finely to release enough of the chlorophyll.
  3. Place a fine-meshed sieve in a suitable pan and pour the ground herbs over the sieve. Collect the liquid — this is the most important part!
  4. Heat the liquid in the pan to approx. 80°C. The chlorophyll will now separate from the water.
  5. Pass the liquid through a passing cloth and allow it to drain until all the liquid has escaped. What remains on the cloth is the chlorophyll.
  6. Lay the cloth on a green chopping board and scrape the chlorophyll off the cloth.
  7. Store in an air-tight container or vacuum-seal it. It can be stored for 3 days at a maximum temperature of 7°C.

Serving suggestions

  • Use the product, for example, to add a finishing touch to a purée, butter sauce, or green herb mayonnaise.

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