MOISTURE-BARRIER EDIBLE COATING LAYER FOR FOODS

摘要

The invention relates to a moisture-barrier edible coating layer for foods. A particular advantage of this new coating layer is that it combines a high mechanical strength with improved moisture-barrier properties and heat stability. The invention also relates to foods to which such a moisture-barrier edible coating layer is applied or into which it is incorporated. These foods have, inter alia, the property that differences in moisture contents in various components of the food are maintained longer, so that storage for a longer period of time is possible without decrease in the flavor and the texture of the food.