Food & drink stains
How to remove food & drink stains
Tomato, coffee, wine, curry and cooking oil are the five stains that cause the most laundry headaches in UK homes. Each behaves differently — turmeric is fat-soluble, coffee is acidic, red wine is tannin-rich, oil is hydrophobic — but they share one fix: an active enzyme treatment applied within minutes, followed by a 40°C wash. Use the guides below for the stain you're facing right now.
Stain guides in this hub
- Tomato stains — Pasta sauce, ketchup splatters, pizza.
- Coffee stains — Spilled mugs, latte rings, milky coffee.
- Wine stains — Red wine, port, fortified spirits.
- Curry stains — Turmeric, korma, masala, takeaway curry.
- Oil & grease stains — Cooking oil, butter, salad dressing.
- Chocolate stains — Melted chocolate, hot chocolate, cake icing.
- Ketchup stains — BBQ sauce, ketchup, sticky condiments.
- Gravy stains — Roast dinner gravy, meat juices, stock.
Recommended Luniva product
Primary: Luniva Enzyme Powered Stain Remover.
For oil, grease and heavy soils: Luniva Pro Formula Stain Remover.