The invention relates to a method for producing water-white hydrogenated rosin, which comprises the following steps: using light color refined rosin obtained after purifying the rosin as hydrogenation raw materials, using a solvent for preparing solution, carrying out catalytic hydrogenation, then, separating out the solvent through distillation, and obtaining the water-white hydrogenated rosin. When the method provided by the invention is adopted, the water-white hydrogenated rosin with light color (the Lovibond color number of the yellow color is 0.3 to 1.0, and the Lovibond color number of the red color is 0.2 to 0.3), low iodine value and low abietic acid content can be obtained. Compared with the water-white hydrogenated rosin produced by a traditional method, the water-white hydrogenated rosin produced by the method provided by the invention has the advantages of lighter color, higher hydrogenation degree, better stability and lower cost, and the application value of products can be improved when the water-white hydrogenated rosin is applied to aspects such as electronics, paint, bonding agents, dyestuff and the like.