Can You Put Edible Glitter in Eggnog? What the Listing Says

Podcast: The Monégasque Table · MONÉGASQUE

Opublikowano: 2026-10-14

Can you put edible glitter in eggnog? No — and not for the reason you would guess. The color-additive listing for mica-based pearlescent pigment, 21 CFR 73.350, lists the drinks it covers, and when it reaches non-alcoholic cocktail mixes and mixers it carves out three things by name: eggnog, tonic water, and beverages typically consumed without added alcohol. Eggnog is named, so this show does not point anyone at it. Eggnog's own federal standard — 21 CFR 131.170, with its 6 percent milkfat and 1 percent egg yolk solids — does allow color additives that do not imitate the color of yolk or milkfat, but that is a separate docume...