WHAT IS GLYCERIN

Glycerin or Glycerol   (  Glycerin  ) is alcohol (Composed of three Carbon Atoms) colorless, viscous sweet and hygroscopic (Absorbs water from the air).  It is part of the composition of all fatty substances.  It comes from the glycerides: natural fats and oils , present in all the animal and plant cells.

General Purpose

The  glycerin  is used Both in food and in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry.  It has a wide variety of applications, Such as emulsifying, softening agent, plasticizer, antifreeze, wetting agent and stabilizer.

At the level of the chemical it is used in the production of alcohols, plastics and paints.  Even notroglicerina it used to produce the basis of dynamite.

Specifically Uses Food

The  glycerin  . Serves in food preparation for thickening, stabilizing, sweetening And Also is a good moisture retainer  Involved in making ice cream, chocolates, mousses and foams, pastes and ganaches / sugar masses: fondant, gum paste or frosting.  It is used Also as a sweetener in place of sugar.

For pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food use has to Greater degree of refinement.  In food consumption it is safe and  is used in small quantities.  Usually, it retails Mentioning on the label: Food Grade (food grade), Food Safe (food safe) or USP (United States Pharmacopeia: entity That Regulates medicines, dietary supplements and food ingredients). international approval  And it's available in pharmacies, places of pastry products and chain stores.

Uses Pastry

Specifically in baking, mixing  glycerin  in icings and covers for cakes, cakes or feet, hardening and crystallization is avoided.

It is added to the fondant to: Keep moisture - Avoid scab - retard hardening of the mass - Improve the elasticity and make it more malleable.

The royal icing or glass May you add a few drops of  glycerin  to Prevent crystallize and / or becoming too stiff decorations.

In hot or humid climates Should be added sparingly Covered with fondant to Prevent it difficult to extend (gets very sticky), to continue to generate moisture covered Then the cake (it llorosea) and lose form (be draining).

Other Applications

• To retrieve colors Have paste or gel dried, They Were Given up for lost.
• To smooth the fondant That Is Placed on the duya (clay extruder) to remove hair strands and used as straw, spaghetti, etc.
• To soften the fondant has-been very hard for excess sugar to prepare it.  He turns to knead slowly adding glycerin to Desired consistency.