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E904
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ShellacWaxes, Glazing agents
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Description
Shellac is a natural, organic resin that is secreted by the female lac beetle (Laccifera lacca) on trees found in India and Thailand. The secreted resin forms a cocoon where the insect incubates the eggs she lays. The cocoon and parts of the bark are scraped off, crushed, washed, filtered, and dried to form yellow/orange flakes, often bleached white for commercial use as a glazing agentProvide a protective coating or shiny appearance to foods..
Common Uses
Due to it's high glossy finish on relatively thin coatings, Shellac is used in coatings for hard candies and in chocolate. It is also used as a wax on apples and other fruits, to make them look shinier and more appealing.
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