Claims
- 1. A dry powder mixture useful in preparing film coatings, comprising:
a) from about 5 to about 50% by weight of a pearlescent pigment; b) from about 15 to about 90% by weight tapioca dextrin; c) from about 2 to about 10% by weight of a surfactant; d) less than about 5% by weight of a cellulosic polymer; and e) from about 0 to about 20% by weight dextrose.
- 2. The powder mixture of claim 1, wherein said cellulosic polymer is present in an amount of from about 1 to about 4.9% by weight.
- 3. The powder mixture of claim 2, wherein said cellulosic polymer is present in an amount of from about 2 to about 4% by weight.
- 4. The powder mixture of claim 1, wherein said cellulosic polymer is selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose and sodium carboxymethylcellulose.
- 5. The powder mixture of claim 4, wherein said cellulosic polymer is sodium carboxymethylcellulose.
- 6. The powder mixture of claim 1, wherein said tapioca dextrin is present in an amount of from about 25 to about 60% by weight.
- 7. The powder mixture of claim 6, wherein said tapioca dextrin is present in an amount of from about 45 to about 60% by weight.
- 8. The powder mixture of claim 1, wherein said surfactant is present in an amount of from about 5 to about 9% by weight.
- 9. The powder mixture of claim 8, wherein said surfactant is present in an amount of from about 7.0 to about 8.5% by weight.
- 10. The powder mixture of claim 1, wherein said surfactant is selected from the group consisting of lecithin, stearic acid, polysorbates, monoglycerides, diglycerides and mixtures thereof.
- 11. The powder mixture of claim 1, wherein said surfactant is soya lecithin.
- 12. The powder mixture of claim 1, wherein said dextrose is present in an amount of from about 5 to about 15% by weight.
- 13. The powder mixture of claim 12, wherein said dextrose is present in an amount of from about 7 to about 10% by weight.
- 14. The powder mixture of claim 1, wherein said pearlescent pigment is present in an amount of from about 6 to about 20% by weight.
- 15. The powder mixture of claim 13, wherein said pearlescent pigment is present in an amount of from about 7 to about 13% by weight.
- 16. The powder mixture of claim 1, wherein said pearlescent pigment comprises titanium dioxide platelets.
- 17. The powder mixture of claim 1, wherein said pearlescent pigment comprises micaceous pearlescent pigments.
- 18. The powder mixture of claim 1, further comprising a buffer.
- 19. The powder mixture of claim 18, wherein said buffer is sodium citrate.
- 20. The powder mixture of claim 19, wherein said buffer is present in an amount of from to about 0.01 to about 3% by weight.
- 21. The powder mixture of claim 1, further comprising a member of the group consisting of: colorants, flavorants, glidants and mixtures thereof.
- 22. The powder mixture of claim 21, wherein said colorants are present in an amount of from to about 0.0001 to about 30% by weight.
- 23. The powder mixture of claim 21, wherein said colorants are selected from the group consisting of FD&C lakes, titanium dioxide, dyes and natural colorants.
- 24. A suspension for coating edible substrates comprising:
a) from about 5 to about 30% by weight of the powder mixture of claim 1; and b) from about from about 70 to about 95% by weight water.
- 25. The suspension of claim 1, wherein said water is present in an amount of from about 80 to about 95% by weight.
- 26. A method of coating edible substrates, comprising coating an edible substrate with the suspension of claim 24.
- 27. The method of claim 26, further comprising applying a subcoat to said edible substrate prior to said coating of said edible substrate.
- 28. The method of claim 27, wherein said subcoat comprises a cellulosic polymer.
- 29. The pearlescent coated edible substrate prepared by the method of claim 26.
- 30. The pearlescent coated edible substrate prepared by the method of claim 27.
- 31. The pearlescent coated edible substrate prepared by the method of claim 28.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/448,988, filed Feb. 20, 2003, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60448988 |
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