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Edible ink printing is the process of creating preprinted images with edible food colors onto various confectionery products such as cookies, cakes and pastries. Designs made with edible ink can be either preprinted or created with an edible ink printer, a specialty device which transfers an image onto a thin, edible paper.^[1]

Edible paper is made of starches and sugars and printed with edible food colors. Some edible inks and paper materials have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and carry its generally recognized as safe certification.

Paper

The first papers of this process used rice paper, while modern versions use frosting sheets & Wafer Paper. The first U.S. patent for food printing, as it applied to edible ink printing, was filed by George J. Krubert of the Keebler Company and granted in 1981.^[2] Such paper is eaten without harmful effects. Most edible paper has no significant flavor and limited texture. Edible paper may be printed on by a standard printer and, upon application to a moist surface, dissolves while maintaining a high resolution. The end effect is that the image (usually a photograph) on the paper appears to be printed on the icing.

Edible inks

Edible printer inks have become prevalent^[when?] and are used in conjunction with special ink printers. Ink that is not specifically marketed as being edible may be harmful or fatal if swallowed. Edible toner for laser printers is not currently available. Any inkjet or bubblejet printer can be used to print, although resolution may be poor, and care should be taken to avoid contaminating the edible inks with previously used inks. Inkjet or bubblejet printers can be converted to print using edible ink, and cartridges of edible ink are commercially available. It is always much safer to use a dedicated inkjet printer for edible ink printing.

Some edible inks are powdered, but if they are easily soluble in water they can also be used as any other edible ink without reducing quality.

References

^ Carpenter, Autumn (2013). The complete photo guide to cookie decorating. Minneapolis: Creative Publishing international. p. 147. ISBN 9781610587297. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^ "Printing of foods". George J. Krubert, Keebler Co. 7 April 1981. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

Media related to Edible paper at Wikimedia Commons
Wafer paper compared tp icing sheets

[1] Carpenter, Autumn (2013). The complete photo guide to cookie decorating. Minneapolis: Creative Publishing international. p. 147. ISBN 9781610587297. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

[2] "Printing of foods". George J. Krubert, Keebler Co. 7 April 1981. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: others (link)

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+{{Short description|Images printed with edible food coloring}}
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+{{More citations needed|date=August 2007}}
-[[Image:Birthday cake 2 years.jpg|thumb|250px|Edible paper on a [[birthday cake]] with the [[Hebrew]] expression [[Mazal Tov]]]]
+{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
-'''Edible paper''', as the name implies, is a [[paper]] that may be consumed without harsh effects on a normal human [[digestive system]].  Usually, the paper has no flavor and very little texture.
+[[File:Kuva kakkuun7.jpg|thumb|A cake topped with a photograph of a tiger, printed on edible paper]]
+[[File:Birthday cakes.JPG|thumb|[[Birthday cake]] featuring a photograph of [[Marilyn Monroe]]]]
+'''Edible ink printing''' is the process of creating preprinted images with edible food colors onto various [[confectionery]] products such as [[cookie|cookies]], [[cakes]] and [[pastries]]. Designs made with edible ink can be either preprinted or created with an edible ink printer, a specialty device which transfers an image onto a thin, edible paper.<ref>{{cite book | last = Carpenter | first = Autumn | title = The complete photo guide to cookie decorating | publisher = Creative Publishing international | location = Minneapolis |page=147 | year = 2013 | isbn = 9781610587297 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E60Gq61NciwC&dq=%22frosting+sheet%22&pg=PA147 |accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref>
+Edible paper is made of starches and sugars and printed with edible food colors. Some edible inks and paper materials have been approved by the [[Food and Drug Administration]] and carry its [[generally recognized as safe]] certification.
-Edible paper is most commonly used as a cake decoration.  The paper is firm enough to be printed on in a standard printer.  However, the paper dissolves quickly when brought in contact with moist frosting.  The end effect is that the image (usually a photograph) on the paper appears to be printed on the icing.
+==Paper==
-While the paper is edible, not all printer inks are edible. Any [[inkjet]] or [[bubblejet]] printer can be used to print, although [[Image resolution|resolution]] may be poor. Inkjet or bubblejet printers can be easily converted to a printer that prints edible ink. To do this, the [[print cartridge]]s have to be disgrungisfsfembled and the sponge that contains ink must be removed. They must be washed and dried, and the [[print head]]s must also be washed; washing the print heads is important because the inks that are used in standard printers are often harmful or fatal if swallowed. Finally the print cartridge must be reassembled and filled with [[edible ink]].
+The first papers of this process used [[rice paper]], while modern versions use frosting sheets & Wafer Paper. The first U.S. patent for food printing, as it applied to edible ink printing, was filed by George J. Krubert of the [[Keebler Company]] and granted in 1981.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1981-04-07|others=George J. Krubert, Keebler Co|title=Printing of foods|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US4578273A/en?q=edible&q=ink&oq=edible+ink&sort=old&page=24}}</ref> Such paper is eaten without harmful effects. Most edible paper has no significant flavor and limited texture. Edible paper may be printed on by a standard printer and, upon application to a moist surface, dissolves while maintaining a high resolution. The end effect is that the image (usually a photograph) on the paper appears to be printed on the icing.
+==Edible inks==
+Edible printer inks have become prevalent{{When|date=November 2022}} and are used in conjunction with special ink printers. Ink that is not specifically marketed as being edible may be harmful or fatal if swallowed. Edible toner for laser printers is not currently available. Any [[inkjet]] or [[bubblejet]] printer can be used to print, although [[Image resolution|resolution]] may be poor, and care should be taken to avoid contaminating the edible inks with previously used inks. Inkjet or bubblejet printers can be converted to print using edible ink, and cartridges of edible ink are commercially available. It is always much safer to use a dedicated inkjet printer for edible ink printing.
 Some edible inks are powdered, but if they are easily [[soluble]] in water they can also be used as any other edible ink without reducing quality.
-==See also==
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-* [[Rice paper]]
+==External links==
-[[Category:Paper]]
+* {{Commons category-inline|Edible paper}}
-[[Category:Food ingredients]]
+* [https://topperoo.com/blog/wafer-paper-or-icing-sheets-comparison/ Wafer paper compared tp icing sheets]
-{{ingredient-stub}}
+{{Paper}}
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+[[Category:Confectionery]]
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+[[Category:Food and drink decorations]]
+[[Category:Food ingredients]]
+[[Category:Paper]]
+[[Category:Printing]]