Koster Keunen waxes play a vital role in food and feed formulations, delivering essential functional benefits such as film formation, moisture resistance, gloss enhancement, and release properties. In confectionery and nutritional products, they improve surface finish, texture, and shelf life. In fresh produce, wax coatings help maintain visual appeal and reduce moisture loss. Feed applications benefit from improved pellet stability and flotation. These waxes support clean-label positioning and formulation efficiency while complying with food safety and regulatory standards.
Product Name
Appearance
Functionalities
Beeswax White FG
Pastilles
Cera Alba
Food-grade (E901); film-former; gloss enhancer; surface treatment in confectionery and coatings
Candelilla Wax
Pastilles
Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax
Vegan alternative to beeswax; adds gloss, hardness, and consistency in coatings
Carnauba Wax T-1
Flakes
Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax
High melting point; glossy, durable finish; widely used in confectionery and supplements
Highlight products
Beeswax and carnauba wax bring functionality and finesse to Food & Nutrition applications. Both create protective films, support moisture control and enhance surface appeal — practical ingredients that help products look better, last longer and handle smoothly across confectionery, bakery and fresh produce.
Natural beeswax
Carnauba wax
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Flexible protection with natural character
Beeswax is a soft, pliable wax valued for its flexibility and balanced barrier properties. It forms a moderate to good protective film, offers medium hydrophobicity and delivers a subtle, natural gloss.
Its slight stickiness makes it particularly suitable for gummy bears, chocolate confectionery and bakery glazing, where texture and gentle surface protection matter. Beeswax supports moisture retention, improves handling and contributes to an authentic finish.
Properties
Hardness
Soft, pliable
Flexibility
Very elastic
Film formation
Moderate to good
Gloss
Natural, silky matte finish
Main applications
Sugar and chocolate confectionery, pastries
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High-gloss performance with robust protection
Carnauba wax is a hard, high-performance wax known for its excellent film-forming capability and strong water repellence. It creates a thin, durable layer with high gloss and no stickiness, enhancing both protection and visual appeal.
Ideal for chewing gum, plant-based confectionery and fruit coatings, carnauba wax helps prevent moisture loss, reduces sticking and delivers a polished surface that stands out on the shelf.
Beeswax and carnauba wax bring functionality and finesse to Food & Nutrition applications. Both create protective films, support moisture control and enhance surface appeal — practical ingredients that help products look better, last longer and handle smoothly across confectionery, bakery and fresh produce.
Natural beeswax
KK_Food_Chocolates
Flexible protection with natural character
Beeswax is a soft, pliable wax valued for its flexibility and balanced barrier properties. It forms a moderate to good protective film, offers medium hydrophobicity and delivers a subtle, natural gloss.
Its slight stickiness makes it particularly suitable for gummy bears, chocolate confectionery and bakery glazing, where texture and gentle surface protection matter. Beeswax supports moisture retention, improves handling and contributes to an authentic finish.
Properties
Hardness
Soft, pliable
Flexibility
Very elastic
Film formation
Moderate to good
Gloss
Natural, silky matte finish
Main applications
Sugar and chocolate confectionery, pastries
Carnauba wax
KK_food_Confectionary
High-gloss performance with robust protection
Carnauba wax is a hard, high-performance wax known for its excellent film-forming capability and strong water repellence. It creates a thin, durable layer with high gloss and no stickiness, enhancing both protection and visual appeal.
Ideal for chewing gum, plant-based confectionery and fruit coatings, carnauba wax helps prevent moisture loss, reduces sticking and delivers a polished surface that stands out on the shelf.
