Do You Know These Things About Natural Ink?

In today's era where food decoration and personalized customization are increasingly popular, natural edible ink, as a material that combines creativity and safety, is receiving widespread attention. It not only meets the demand for printing patterns on food surfaces but also, due to its health and environmental benefits, has become an indispensable part of the food industry. This article will introduce you these things you should know about natural ink.

Characteristics of Natural Edible Ink

1. Safety

Natural edible ink fully complies with food safety regulations, and its ingredients are harmless to the human body, making it safe for consumption. It is particularly suitable for decorating children's food.

2. Environmental Friendliness

Made from natural raw materials, it reduces the use of chemically synthesized materials, aligning with modern environmental protection concepts.

3. Color Presentation

The colors come from natural pigments and are usually soft and natural, making it suitable for food decoration that pursues a healthy and natural style.

4. Heat Resistance and Water Resistance

Natural edible ink has good heat resistance and water resistance, maintaining clear patterns in high-temperature or humid environments such as baked goods.

5. Printability

It is suitable for inkjet printers, stamps, or hand-drawing tools, allowing for precise printing of beautiful patterns and text on food surfaces.

Application Areas

Natural edible ink is widely used in the food industry for food decoration and labeling, including:

Baked goods: such as cakes, cookies, macarons, etc., for custom patterns and text.

Candies and chocolates: for printing personalized patterns on the surface.

Other foods: such as ice cream, rice paper, sugar paper, etc.

In addition, it is also used in the surface printing of medicines and edible packaging materials to meet personalized needs.

Natural edible ink, with its safety, environmental friendliness, and health characteristics, demonstrates unique advantages in food decoration and personalized packaging. However, its shortcomings in color presentation and preservation need to be noted during use. Choosing the appropriate type of ink based on specific needs can better leverage its advantages.

About Foodprinttech

Wuhan Food Printing Technology Co., Ltd. (Foodprinttech), the branch of Hubei Kanghua Biological Group Co., LTD., is located in Wuhan East Lake High -Tech Development Zone. Foodprinttech develops edible consumables(edible ink, chocoprint coating agent, protection fluid and so on ) in line with food regulations, and related equipment (high-speed edible food printers, flatbed edible food printers) supporting color printing on food surfaces, to facilitate the innovation on products of food enterprises. Additionally, we also provide a full set of solutions about top-selling products' color, are an absolute leading enterprise in the field. Foodprinttech products are distributed globally, serving many top food enterprises, and is determined to become the best service provider for the world's leading food enterprise.

Foodprinttech has three R & D centers, respectively in Beijing, Hong Kong and Wuhan, and has built its own intelligent industrial campus with international high standards. With more than 50 researchers and senior engineers, the research achievements on the science and technology are honored as major scientific and technological achievements in Hubei Province. Foodprinttech also has won a number of invention patents, 10+ safety certification, actively carries out school-enterprise cooperation, and constantly input leading technology and innovative solutions for the food field, which has been widely concerned and recognized by well-known food enterprises at home and abroad. Adhering to the brand mission of Science and Technology for Creative Life, we began to establish branches and offices at home and abroad to fully deploy the global market.