Candy Glaze

Confectioners glaze
confectionery or candy glaze is an alcohol-based solution of various types of food-grade shellac. When used in food and confections, it is also known as confectioner's glaze, resinous glaze, pure food glaze, natural glaze, or confectioner's resin.
confectioner̢۪s glaze used for candy contains roughly up to 35% shellac, while the remaining components are volatile organic compounds that evaporate after the glaze is applied.
this glaze is applied to foods to help protect the food̢۪s surface and improve the appearance by providing a smooth, glossy finish.
use this confectioner's glaze to make your chocolate candy shiny. Just simply brush it on your candies to give them a shiny appearance. This is a food grade lacquer.
it is a glaze made from wax free shellac. Since it is wax free, it has a lower viscosity allowing for a higher solids application. Clear or refined glaze provides quick uniform drying, superior color retention, prolonged appearance and taste over extended time periods. The finished product will have a clear brilliant finish and enhanced clarity.
in foods, shellac is most commonly used as a coating or glaze on confections, chewing gum, fruit, and coffee beans. Lac dye, red like carmine, may be used as a coloring in foods and beverages.
It's a common ingredient in children's medicines and even some children's frozen foods.
shellac is labeled as gras (generally recognized as safe) by the us fda and is used as glaze for several types of foods, including some fruit, coffee beans, chewing gum, and candy. Examples of candies containing shellac include candy corn, hershey's whoppers and milk duds, nestlé's raisinets and goobers, tootsie roll industries’ junior mints and sugar babies, jelly belly's jelly beans and mint crèmes, russell stover's jelly beans, and several candies by godiva chocolatier and gertrude hawk. M&m's do not contain shellac.