Claims
- 1. A suspension for coating edible substrates comprising:
a) from about 10 to about 73% by weight of an edible shellac-containing vehicle; b) from about 5 to about 75% by weight of a denatured alcohol; c) from about 2 to about 30% by weight of a pearlescent pigment; d) from about 0.5 to about 10% by weight of a surfactant; and e) from about 0.5 to about 6.0% by weight of a cellulosic polymer.
- 2. The coating suspension of claim 1, wherein said edible shellac-containing vehicle is present in an amount of from about 20 to about 60% by weight.
- 3. The coating suspension of claim 2, wherein said edible shellac-containing vehicle is present in an amount of from about 40 to about 50% by weight.
- 4. The coating suspension of claim 1, wherein said denatured alcohol is present in an amount of from about 15 to about 45% by weight.
- 5. The coating suspension of claim 4, wherein said denatured alcohol is present in an amount of from about 25 to about 35% by weight.
- 6. The coating suspension of claim 1, wherein said pearlescent pigment is present in an amount of from about 10 to about 30% by weight.
- 7. The coating suspension of claim 6, wherein said pearlescent pigment is present in an amount of from about 15 to about 25% by weight.
- 8. The coating suspension of claim 1, wherein said pearlescent pigment comprises titanium dioxide platelets.
- 9. The coating suspension of claim 1, wherein said pearlescent pigment comprises micaceous pearlescent pigments.
- 10. The coating suspension of claim 1, wherein said surfactant is present in an amount of from about 1 to about 7% by weight.
- 11. The coating suspension of claim 10, wherein said surfactant is present in an amount of from about 2 to about 5% by weight.
- 12. The coating suspension of claim 1, wherein said surfactant is selected from the group consisting of lecithin, stearic acid, polysorbates, monoglycerides, diglycerides and mixtures thereof.
- 13. The coating suspension of claim 12, wherein said surfactant is soya lecithin.
- 14. The coating suspension of claim 1, wherein said cellulosic polymer is present in an amount of from about 1 to about 5% by weight.
- 15. The coating suspension of claim 14, wherein said cellulosic polymer is present in an amount of from about 1 to about 3% by weight.
- 16. The coating suspension of claim 1, wherein said cellulosic polymer is hydroxpropylcellulose.
- 17. The coating suspension of claim 1, further comprising a member of the group consisting of colorants, flavorants, supplemental surfactants, suspending agents, plasticizers, pH modifiers and mixtures thereof.
- 18. A method of coating edible substrates, comprising coating an edible substrate with the coating suspension of claim 1.
- 19. The pearlescent coated edible substrate prepared by the method of claim 18.
- 20. A method of coating edible substrates with a pearlescent coating, comprising providing an edible substrate, applying a sufficient amount of a subcoat to said edible substrate in order to provide a substantially smooth outer surface for said edible substrate and thereafter applying the coating suspension of claim 1 thereto.
- 21. The pearlescent coated edible substrate prepared by the method of claim 20.
- 22. The method of claim 18, wherein the coating suspension is applied in an amount that is just visibly perceptible to about 20% by weight of the substrate.
- 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the coating suspension is applied from about 0.001 to about 2.0% by weight of the substrate.
- 24. The method of claim 20, wherein the coating suspension is applied in an amount that is just visibly perceptible to about 20% by weight of the substrate.
- 25. The method of claim 20, wherein the subcoat is applied from about 0.1 to about 5% by weight of the substrate.
- 26. A method of coating edible substrates, comprising diluting the coating suspension of claim 1 into another edible coating system and coating said edible substrates with the mixture.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/448,947, filed Feb. 20, 2003, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
|
60448947 |
Feb 2003 |
US |