Edible ink

Abstract

The invention relates to edible ink which comprises the following components in parts by mass: 25-40 parts of sorbitol, 1-2 parts of sugar ester S-1670, 15-35 parts of caramel pigment, 10-15 parts of gardenin, 0.5-1 part of soya bean lecithin, 20-50 parts of salad oil, 1-4 parts of Arabic gum, 1-4 parts of edible alcohol, and 15-50 parts of purified water. The edible ink is approximately 5000 mPa*s / 25 DEG C in viscosity, is free from aluminum powder, benzene, methylbenzene, dimethylbenzene, benzoic acid, carbon black powder and the like, adopts substances such as the pigment, protein and sugar extracted from fruits and vegetable, and is nontoxic and pollution-free.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to an ink, in particular to an edible ink. Background technique [0002] Edible inks are widely used in food, health products and medicines. They are mainly used to print relevant text, patterns and other marks on the surface of capsules, tablets, candies, fruits, poultry eggs and so on. This requires that the ink not only needs to have the characteristics of general ink, such as clear pictures and text, full color, uniformity, excellent wear resistance, etc.; more importantly, since the ink will eventually be eaten, the safety of the ink must be absolutely guaranteed. Guaranteed, this requires a special ink formulation. At present, the domestic research and development and production of edible inks are not optimistic. Although foreign products are of good quality, their prices are also considerable, which greatly increases the production cost of the products. At present, domestic edible inks mainly rely on imports. The "opaco...