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Glazing Agent (904)

Also Known As : Shellac, Bleached 904, E904, Gum lac, Lac resin, Laccifer lacca resin, Confectioner’s glaze, Confectioner’s resin, Resinous glaze, Candy glaze, Pure food glaze and natural glaze
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Vegetarian

Usage Tips

  1. Glazing Agent (904) is used to give a glazed coating to confectionary items like sweets and marzipan, chocolate products like candy-covered nuts and raisins.
  2. It is also used to coat fruits like oranges and apples. It is used on some nutritional supplements, medicines and even on coffee beans.
  3. When candies are coated with Glazing Agent (904) it protects their surface from being scratched and from moisture exposure thus extending their shelf life.

Common names and forms

  1. E904
  2. Edible Glaze (E904)

Description

Glazing Agent (904) is a popular food additive used to add a glazed surface to foods. It is also known as Shellac which is obtained from a resin secreted by the female lac bug, Laccifer lacca Kerr (Coccidae) found mostly in India and Thailand. The lac bugs live on trees and are harvested periodically whereby the shellac layer is scraped off from the branches of the trees, leaving the lac bug colony to survive so they can continue to reproduce and make more shellac. It is a light yellow, powdery or granular substance. This Glazing agent is from an animal source and not considered vegan.

Note

On consumption, Glazing Agent (904) may cause skin irritations.(1) Some people are allergic to shellac, in such a case it is best they avoid products containing Glazing agent (904).(2)

Resource & Links

(1) http://www.laleva.cc/food/enumbers/E901-970.html

(2) https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-90/shellac

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