Shellac Makes Candy Shiny and Comes from Bugs. #shorts

Shellac makes candy shiny and comes from bugs. Confectioners glaze is used in the production of candy and chocolate to give candy and chocolate that amazing shiny finish. Shellac is also historically used on finished wood products to make them shiny.

Did you know that the material that makes wood furniture shine is also used to make candy shine? And that this all revolves around an Asian insect? Lets find out…

Candy manufacturers use a material called Confectioner's Glaze to give candy and chocolate the amazing shiny appearance. Confectioner’s Glaze is a solution of shellac and ethanol. Shellac has been used historically to put a shine on wood furniture

Shellac is produced from the secretions of the female lac bug. The lac bug infests a tree and over time the female lac bug will cover the branches with a resin called lac. For the lac bug this resin offers protection for her and her offspring. For humans the lac is harvested, placed into a burlap bag and heated. The lac melts and seeps out of the burlap leaving the branches, insect parts and other impurities behind. Lac is further purified and sold as flakes. When dissolved ethanol creates liquid shellac also called Confectioner’ Glaze.

So tonight when you are chowing down on your jelly beans consider thanking a Lac bug. She was using her secretions to shelter her offspring while we use it to make stuff shiny!
Enjoy!

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:10 Confectioners Glaze
0:24 what is shellac
0:43 Humans and shellac
0:52 Conclusion

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