MEDIOCON INC offers Silflok (Silver – INS 174), a high-purity silver-based food-grade decorative ingredient used for creating bright metallic and silver-white visual effects in food and confectionery applications.
Silflok is based on elemental silver and is designed to provide a brilliant metallic appearance when used for permitted external food decoration. Current SILFLOK product information describes the material as a high-purity silver pigment in flake form, with controlled particle size and optical characteristics designed for different levels of brilliance, coverage and luster.
The product is particularly relevant to premium confectionery decoration, including chocolate products, dragées and sugar-coated confectionery. Selected grades may also be used in other decorative applications, subject to the applicable grade and regulatory requirements.
FSSAI's approved list identifies Silflok (Silver-INS174) under approval reference 24/Std/PA/FSSAI/2019 & 06.07.2020.
Silflok is a silver-based decorative ingredient intended to provide a distinctive metallic finish to permitted food applications.
The ingredient is composed of high-purity silver pigment and is supplied in controlled particle-size grades. Current SILFLOK information describes the product as pure silver pigment with particle size below 8 µm for its standard E174 range.
The material can provide different visual effects depending on particle size and grade, ranging from softer metallic coverage to higher-brilliance silver effects.
Current SILFLOK information identifies the pigment as high-purity silver and describes it as a food additive under E174.
Silflok may be used for permitted decorative applications such as:
Current SILFLOK information specifically identifies external decoration of chocolate confectionery, dragées and sugar-coated flour confectionery.
Silflok provides a distinctive silver-white metallic appearance suitable for premium decorative applications.
Particle engineering allows different grades to provide different levels of brilliance, transparency and coverage.
Current standard SILFLOK E174 grades are described with particle size below 8 µm.
The pigment is designed for decorative food applications where an attractive metallic silver finish is required.
MEDIOCON INC can support sourcing requirements with available technical and quality documentation, subject to the specific grade and supplier documentation.
Typical documentation may include:
Store in a cool, dry and clean environment in tightly closed original packaging. Protect from moisture, contamination, excessive heat and direct sunlight.
Always follow the current manufacturer's storage and handling instructions.
Packaging should be confirmed according to the selected grade, required quantity and customer requirements.
Silflok (Silver – INS 174) appears in FSSAI's approved list of non-specified food/food ingredients under:
Approval Reference: 24/Std/PA/FSSAI/2019
Approval Date: 06.07.2020
Use of E174 should always comply with the applicable food regulations and permitted food categories in the target market.
Silflok provides a high-purity silver pigment designed to create premium metallic visual effects in permitted food-decoration applications. Its controlled particle size and grade options allow manufacturers to select the desired balance between brilliance, coverage and visual uniformity.
MEDIOCON INC supports customers seeking specialized food-grade decorative ingredients with appropriate technical, quality and regulatory documentation.
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Silver-white metallic flake / powder |
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