Liquid cleaning composition

A liquid cleaning composition comprising from 0.01% to 50% by weight of a surfactant or a mixture thereof;

• coated cleaning particles as abrasives having a coating material layer thickness of from about 1 micron to about 40 microns, wherein said coating material layer contains whitening pigments selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, kaolin, calcium carbonate, and mixtures thereof, wherein coated cleaning particles are selected from the group consisting of coated nut shell particles, coated particles derived from other plant parts selected from the group consisting of stems, roots, leaves, seeds, and mixtures thereof, coated wood particles and mixtures thereof, and wherein coated abrasive cleaning particles have a degree of whiteness (L*) of greater than about 65, measured under D 65 illumination.