A chewing gum composition for whitening teeth comprising a water insoluble gum base in admixture with a plasticizer, a flavorant, sweetener, filler, texturizer, color, stabilizer, surface active agent and the like, some of the foregoing being optional, and a safe and effective whitening amount of a water soluble alkali metal percarbonate, a safe and effective amount of neem oil, sodium bicarbonate and parsley extract.

Chewing gum containing a teeth whitening agent

A jelly-type substance incorporating a water-insoluble color is provided. The colored jelly-type substance can be incorporated in a liquid composition having an acidic pH between about 2.5 and 6.0 and the color will remain incorporated in the jelly-type substance. A liquid composition including the jelly-type substances and a method for incorporating the water-soluble colors in the jelly-type substance are also provided.

Colored jelly-type substance, method of preparation, and composition containing same

A method for suspending inclusions in an acidic or alcoholic liquid composition is provided. The method includes the steps of preparing a pre-gel solution including gellan gum in water, providing a liquid composition having inclusions, and incorporating the pre-gel solution into the liquid composition. Alternatively, the liquid composition can be provided without inclusions and the inclusions may be added after the pre-gel solution is incorporated into the liquid composition. Upon standing, the pre-gel solution will cause the inclusions to suspend in the liquid composition. Acidic or alcoholic liquid compositions having suspended particulates or inclusions are also provided.

Method of suspending inclusions and compositions produced thereby

Bixin containing coloring compositions and self-coloring casings, particularly tubular cellulosic food casings, coated therewith, which compositions contain bixin, a water-soluble film forming agent, preferably hydroxypropylcellulose, a polyphosphate and optionally an antioxidant.

Self-coloring food casing

A refrigerated cookie dough composition is disclosed which has low water activity and also includes edible bits containing coloring agents such as Brach's® candy coated chocolates to form a product which is substantially free of color bleed after 90 days of refrigerated storage. The dough composition of the present invention has a water activity no greater than about 0.75. A method of forming a refrigerated dough composition having a water activity of no greater than 0.75 is also disclosed.

Low water activity refrigerated cookie dough

An edible gelled emulsion of a combination of oil, a hydrophobic pigment and/or 5 coloring, an emulsifier, a gelling agent and water. The gelling agent constitutes carrageen, optionally agar-agar; the gelled emulsion can also contain guar gum, gelatin, or mixtures thereof. The gelled emulsion is used, for food decorating.

Colored food composition, in particular for decorative use

The coloured food composition is a combination of oil (3-7 parts by weight), a pigment and/or a hydrophobic colorant (0.2-2 parts), an emulsifying agent (1-2 parts), a gelifying agent (0.1-2 parts) and water (75-95 parts). The gelifying agent comprises a carrageenin, optionally agar-agar; the composition may also comprise Guar gum and/or gelatine. The composition is particularly used as food decoration.

Coloured food composition mainly used for decorative purposes.

La composition alimentaire coloree est une combinaison d'huile (3 a 7 parties ponderales), d'un pigment et/ou colorant hydrophobe (0,2 a 2 parties), d'un emulgateur (1 a 2 parties), d'un agent gelifiant (0,1 a 2 parties) et d'eau (75 a 95 parties) L'agent gelifiant comprend un carraghenane, eventuellement de l'agar-agar; la composition peut comprendre aussi de la gomme de Guar et/ou de la gelatine La composition s'utilise notamment a titre de decor alimentaire

Denise Lejeune

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Colored food composition, in particular for decorative use

Coloured food composition mainly used for decorative purposes.

Composition alimentaire coloree a usage notamment de decor

Decorative coloured food composition purposes