Food Grade Beeswax Sources from Natural Raw Honeycomb Capping Wax

Origin of Food Grade Yellow Beeswax:

Beeswax is a natural wax derived from honeybees. Typically ten (10) pounds of honey yields one (1) pound of beeswax. When originally formed, wax in the honeycomb is nearly white, but yellows with the addition of natural oils introduced by pollen from flowers. Beeswax is collected directly from the honeycombs of a beehive and can be found in different forms. Do to its high melting point; beeswax’s already easy workability is enhanced when in granules/pearl form.

Specifications of Food Beeswax:

Uses of Food Grade Beeswax

Food industry

It is used as an important material and release agent in the food industry, and can be used as food coatings, packaging and outerwear with its good moldability, release properties, film forming and waterproof, moisture-proof, anti-oxidation and deterioration properties.

Studies have pointed out that the materials CMC, sodium alginate, CM, beeswax, glycerin, etc. are all edible food additives. Tofu dregs are leftovers for the production of tofu, which can be dried at 65°C and treated with a 120-mesh grinder, which can also be used as raw materials for making edible films. Among paper packaging, edible packaging film is a new material that is completely harmless and can provide nutrition to people. Beeswax is added when the above-mentioned raw materials are used to make the film because the lipid has the characteristics of polarity and easy to form a dense molecular network structure, so the formed film is the best among the various materials tested.

Storage of beeswax

Beeswax has no special requirements for storage conditions, but due to the influence of the physical properties of beeswax, many things must be paid attention to in the storage process to avoid losses.

Beeswax is a fatty substance and is solid at room temperature. Therefore, beeswax can be stored at room temperature to achieve long-term permanent storage. Generally, it should be placed in a dry, ventilated, and cool place, not in a place directly exposed to the sun, and no exposure to the sun. Long-term sun exposure will not only reduce the color of beeswax, but also slowly melt and decompose the beeswax until it is completely decomposed and volatilized. Beeswax is a flammable substance. It must be stored away from fire and power sources to prevent fire.