Titanium free opacifying compositions
AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorPenny MARTIN
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Abstract
Opacifying compositions comprising low-dye lakes as opacifiers are provided. The compositions provide desired whiteness and opacity and also provide a precoat or whiteness/opacity to any layer including the colorant layer to enhance coatings containing colorants. The opacifying compositions can be used in a confectionery, food, pet food, soft or hard panned coating, or edible ink.
Claims30
An opacifying composition comprising a lake pigment wherein the lake pigment comprises
- a. 0.0001 wt. % to about 5 wt. % of one or more dyes;
- and,
- b. 99.9999 wt. % to about 95 wt. % aluminum hydroxide.
An opacifying composition containing a lake pigment selected from the group comprising Blue #1 lake pigment, Yellow #5 lake pigment, and combinations thereof, wherein the lake pigment is present in an amount of from about 0.0001 wt. % to about 2 wt. % weight of the opacifying composition.
A coating composition, comprising one or more syrup layers, wherein at least one layer comprises an opacifying composition comprising one or more FD&C colorants from about 0.0001 wt. % to about 1.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the opacifying composition, and wherein the opacifying composition is present from about 0.05 wt. % to about 20.0 wt. % of the coating composition.
A hard panned confection, comprising an edible core coated with a hard panned coating, comprising one or more sugar syrup layers, wherein at least one layer comprises an opacifying composition comprising one or more colorants from about 0.0001% wt. % to about 2.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the opacifying composition, and wherein the opacifying composition is present from about 5.0 wt. % to about 20.0 wt. % of the hard panned coating composition.
A method of coating an edible core with a hard panned coating, comprising:
- a) applying a first coating composition comprising an opacifying composition dispersed in a sugar syrup in an amount of from about 1 wt. % to about 30 wt. % based on the total weight of the first coating composition to provide at least one layer of the hard panned coating;
- and
- b) applying a second coating composition comprising sugar syrup but not comprising an opacifying composition to provide at least one additional layer of the hard panned coating.
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