Inventors:
Arun V. Shastry - Neshanic Station NJ, US
Thomas M. Collins - Nazareth PA, US
James M. Suttle - East Stroudsburg PA, US
Neil A. Willcocks - Fullerton CA, US
Eyal Ben-Yoseph - Stroudsburg PA, US
Megan Walters - Woodbury CT, US
Assignee:
Mars, Incorporated - McLean VA
International Classification:
C09D 11/02
A23G 3/00
G01D 11/00
Abstract:
High resolution ink-jet printing on edible substrates is disclosed in which fat or wax-based edible inks, which contain a colorant, a fat or wax dispersible carrier, and a fat or wax base, are used to produce high resolution images on edibles. The methods utilize a piezoelectric printhead; and the edible products include confectionery pieces having non-planar, hydrophobic surfaces, such as wax-polished sugar shell surfaces, with a printed image thereon having a resolution greater than 100 dpi, preferably greater than 300 dpi.