An object of the present invention is to provide a processed flour food
which is excellent in safety and cost respects and which contains added
bilberries capable of stably coloring the processed flour food bluish
purple, and a method of coloring the food. The present invention is
directed to a processed flour food containing added bilberries, to which
bilberries are added in an amount of 5% to 30% with respect to a weight
of all materials to color the processed flour food bluish purple, and as
a method of coloring a processed flour food containing added bilberries,
the method being characterized by comprising: a harvesting step of
freezing picked bilberries and then removing foreign matters therefrom; a
processing step of crushing the frozen bilberries after the harvesting
step and adding an aroma and sugar to the bilberries to mix them; a
storing step of sterilizing each constant amount of the packed bilberries
after the processing step and passing the bilberries through a metal
detector to store the frozen bilberries; and a using step of thawing the
bilberries after the storing step to blend the bilberries with the
processed flour food.