According to embodiments, a dry powdered composition which may be reconstituted to provide a gelatin product includes powdered gelatin and a pelletized colorant. The pelletized colorant includes a pigment-protein complex and at least one encapsulating agent for encapsulating the pigment-protein complex. The pelletized colorant has a rate of dissolution a rate of dissolution of less than 2 grams/minute in water having an initial temperature of from about 95 C. to about 100 C. Methods of making food products with the pelletized colorant are also disclosed. In embodiments, when the food products are measured on the L*a*b* color space, the food products have an L* value of about 49 to about 57, an a* value of about 10 to about 16, and a b* value of from about 11 to about 20.5.

The present invention discloses a beverage displaying a printed design image upon a foamed portion of the beverage. The invention further discloses a device and method for same. In the invention, an automated printer is used, comprising a movable printing head, loaded with an edible liquid ink, to print a design of interest upon the beverage foam. In some embodiments, the beverage is coffee and the liquid ink is a second coffee essence. The invention additionally discloses business methods comprising printing an advertisement upon a foamed portion of a beverage, or selling a beverage displaying a printed image upon a foamed portion of the beverage.

The present invention discloses a beverage displaying a printed design image upon a foamed portion of the beverage. The invention further discloses a device and method for same. In the invention, an automated printer is used, comprising a movable printing head, loaded with an edible liquid ink, to print a design of interest upon the beverage foam. In some embodiments, the beverage is coffee and the liquid ink is a second coffee essence. The invention additionally discloses business methods comprising printing an advertisement upon a foamed portion of a beverage, or selling a beverage displaying a printed image upon a foamed portion of the beverage.

The method is for making a coating for use in reducing penetration of food dyes on an egg shell surface. The method includes admixing an edible salt compound with water in combination with a hydroxide, optionally adding an acid to lower the pH of the mixture; optionally adding a sugar alcohol; optionally adding, and mixing in, one or more of water and a food grade acid, bacterial alpha amylase, a plasticizer, a sugar, starch, cellulose/cellulose esters, gelatin, agar, gluten, casein, and protein, adding a food grade emulsifier and a fatty acid to the mixture, optionally adding a food grade clay to the mixture, heating the mixture to a temperature between 135-200 F. and adding a food grade wax, and optionally adding a silicone, cooling the mixture to produce the coating for application onto the egg shell surface.

The method is for making a coating for use in reducing penetration of food dyes on an egg shell surface. The method includes admixing an edible salt compound with water in combination with a hydroxide, optionally adding an acid to lower the pH of the mixture; optionally adding a sugar alcohol; optionally adding, and mixing in, one or more of water and a food grade acid, bacterial alpha amylase, a plasticizer, a sugar, starch, cellulose/cellulose esters, gelatin, agar, gluten, casein, and protein, adding a food grade emulsifier and a fatty acid to the mixture, optionally adding a food grade clay to the mixture, heating the mixture to a temperature between 135-200 F. and adding a food grade wax, and optionally adding a silicone, cooling the mixture to produce the coating for application onto the egg shell surface.

A method of infusing salt can include heating salt to a temperature above the boiling point of water. The method can also apply a liquid additive solution to the heated salt to create an infused salt. The temperature of the heated salt can be sufficiently high that the salt remains above the boiling point of water for a first period of time after the liquid additive solution is applied thereto.

A method of infusing salt can include heating salt to a temperature above the boiling point of water. The method can also apply a liquid additive solution to the heated salt to create an infused salt. The temperature of the heated salt can be sufficiently high that the salt remains above the boiling point of water for a first period of time after the liquid additive solution is applied thereto.

Use of a caramel colorant derived composition comprising the lower Molecular Weight (MW) solid particles of a caramel color product of Class I (E150a), Class II (E150b), Class III (E150c), Class IV (E150d) or a mixture of these Classes for coloring an edible product.

Use of a caramel colorant derived composition comprising the lower Molecular Weight (MW) solid particles of a caramel color product of Class I (E150a), Class II (E150b), Class III (E150c), Class IV (E150d) or a mixture of these Classes for coloring an edible product.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for removing geniposide or genipin or both from a material containing geniposide or genipin or both. The present invention is a method for removing geniposide or genipin or both from a material containing geniposide or genipin or both, the method comprising treating the material containing geniposide or genipin or both using an activated carbon having (a) a methylene blue adsorption ability of 50 ml/g or more; and (b) an iodine adsorption ability of 750 mg/g or more, thereby removing geniposide or genipin or both.