Zein as a moisture barrier for sugarless edible compositions and methods for preparing same.

摘要

The present invention pertains to an edible coated composition which comprises (a) a core material preferably comprising sorbitol, (b) a primary coating layer comprising zein over the core material, and (c) a sugarless secondary coating layer over the primary coating layer. The present invention also pertains to methods for preparing the edible coated compositions.