Food & drink PNG images with transparent backgrounds
Food is one of the hardest subjects to photograph well, which is why cut-out food images are so useful. A clean, transparent PNG of a burger, a bowl of salad or a glass of juice lets you build a menu board, a delivery app banner or a social post without a studio, and without fighting the background of the original photo.
This collection brings together dishes, ingredients, fruit, desserts and drinks. Each image keeps its natural shadows and edges as far as possible, so it sits convincingly on a coloured background, a wooden texture or a photo of a table.
Our picks
Loaded Pizza with Olives and Pepperoni
Breaded Schnitzel with Fries and Lemon
Bread Dough Ball with Wooden Rolling Pin
Glass Olive Oil Cruet with Stoppered Carafe
Peeled Orange with Juicy Amber Segments
Golden Omelette with Red Ketchup Zigzag
Boiled Dumplings with Parsley Garnish in Clay Bowl
Three Steamed Dumplings with Fresh Herbs
Oyster Udon Noodle Soup in Brown Broth
Golden Crisp Rusk Toast Slices Stack
Six Golden Breaded Meatballs with Herbs
Speckled Charcoal Macaron with Chocolate Cream
Sliced Green Cucumber with Seed Pattern
Pile of Glossy Multicolor Candy Pieces
Spicy Red Seafood Soup with Vegetables
Plain Potato Chips in Blue Bowl
Four Assorted Cookies from Above
Stacked Cookies and Cream Chocolate Macarons
Chocolate Brownie Cup with Crumbly Texture
Lavender Macaron with Cream Filling
Golden Square Crackers in Woven Basket
Brown Chocolate Macaron with Dark Ganache
Lavender Macaron with Pink Cream Filling
Two Golden Sugar Cookies with Cracked Tops
Grilled Kofta Kebab Platter with Tomato Slices
Hot Dog with Green Guacamole and Mustard
Round Oatmeal Cookie with Visible Oat Flakes
Boiled Dumplings on Blue-Rimmed Oval Plate
Plain Golden Bagel with Glossy Crust
Three Golden Rolled Pancakes with Filling
Glossy Golden Brown Bagel from Above
Rolled Pink Ham Slices with Golden Rims
Jam Biscuits with Chocolate-Coated Edges
Two Sugar-Topped Golden Bread Buns
Three Interlocked Golden-Brown Ring Cookies
Toasted Sandwich with Cheese, Lettuce and Tomato
Dough in Floured Linen-Lined Wicker Basket
Frosted Toaster Pastries with Brown Sugar Glaze
Stacked Golden-Brown Bagel Tower
Assorted Crackers and Fish-Shaped Snacks
Spaghetti Nest with Red Sauce and Basil
Heap of Raw Red Ground Beef Strands
Pink Trade Show Booth Graphics Collage
Golden Caramel Macaron with Glossy Filling
Steamed Dumplings with Black Sesame in Wood Bowl
Assorted Golden Biscuits in Mixed Shapes
Golden Lattice Cookies with Red Jam Filling
Raw Chicken and Beef Mince Pet Food Pack
Tips for designing with food & drinks PNGs
Keep the light consistent
When you combine several dishes on one design, pick images lit from the same side. A plate lit from the left next to a drink lit from the right looks pasted on, even when the cut-outs are perfect.
Add a soft contact shadow
A blurred, low-opacity ellipse under a plate or cup makes it look like it is resting on the surface. Our guide to adding shadows shows how in Canva, Photoshop and Figma.
Size for the menu, not the screen
Printed menus need more pixels than social posts. For a dish that will print 8 cm wide at 300 DPI, look for an image at least 950 pixels wide.
Related guides
Using food PNG images for menus, delivery banners and social posts
How restaurants, cafés and home cooks can use transparent food images to build menus, offers and social posts that look appetising, with layout, lighting and print tips.
How to add a realistic shadow to a transparent PNG
Make cut-out objects sit naturally on your design with contact shadows, drop shadows and cast shadows, step by step in Canva, Figma, Photoshop and PowerPoint.
Using PNG images for print: resolution, DPI and size explained
How many pixels a PNG needs for flyers, posters, menus and worksheets, what DPI really means, how to check an image before printing, and common print mistakes to avoid.
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