date:Sep 17, 2013
their natural wax coating during washing after harvest. Previously, this has been replaced with a thin layer of carnauba wax, obtained from the leaves of palm trees. The same wax also gives sugar-coated chocolate lollies their appealing gloss. Other common edible coatings include starch, alginate, carrageenan, gluten, whey and beeswax.
Edible films used throughout history
In his presentation to the American Chemical Society, Mr Pavlath said edible films were by no means a twenty-first century