What Kind Of Cake Glitter Looks Like Real Glitter?
Decorating By Tracyj Updated 21 May 2010 , 9:19pm by windemire
Non-toxic DOES NOT equal edible. Edible is something that is a food based product that is treated by the body like food (digested and broken down). Non-toxic ONLY means that it isn't poisonous and shouldn't be harmful if ingested.
The term "edible" is used differently in different parts of the world. Certain items from the UK are termed "edible", but, in fact, fall in the "non-toxic" category in the US.
HTH
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Rae,
According to your definition "edible is somthing that is a food based product that is treated by the body like food (digested and broken down), then fiber would not be considered edible.
According to a study by Ohio State University: "Because of that different configuration, fiber is not digested or used by the body for energy. We simply don't have the enzymes necessary to break down and absorb fiber-type carbohydrates."
I am not commenting on the disco dust, because I do not know all the facts, just pointing out that something can be edible "fiber" and not be broken down or digestible.
Absolutely, Jennifer. I was attempting to categorize and simplify. Had I thought plastic glitter fit into the category of "fiber", I would have mentioned it...................
Fiber isn't digested, per se, but rather often aids in digestion and is generally a plant based product. We accept plants as being in the category of food--and, of course, they fall into the edible and inedible categories, toxic and non-toxic.
I don't thing we generally put ground plastic into the food category and, for the most part, when we talk able "edibles", we're referring to foods.
Sorry for any confusion.
Rae
Quite frankly, if you poop glitter for a couple of days after eating that stuff, I wouldn't be inclined to use it on cakes. Same for anything that has a ton of food coloring in it. It just doesn't seem like the trade-off of "shiny" on a cake is worth the effect on your internal organs. It can't be good for you.
I really have appreciated the information shared in this thread, and saved it so that I will have all the info in th future. That is what is so great about this site; it DOES have people who "know it all" and are willing to share that knowledge with the rest of us!
Just be careful about this...Just because someone says something with authority it doesn't mean it's right. I've seen advice on here that's just flat-out wrong, and when the giver is pressed, they admit that they either didn't have some of the facts, or they haven't been decorating for long, or whatever.
Quite frankly, if you poop glitter for a couple of days after eating that stuff, I wouldn't be inclined to use it on cakes. Same for anything that has a ton of food coloring in it. It just doesn't seem like the trade-off of "shiny" on a cake is worth the effect on your internal organs. It can't be good for you.
By the way, if you REALLY like the idea and have a spare $425 laying around.....they have pills for this......although pixie dust is cheaper!! LOL
What kind of weird fetish would that address? I guess someone thinks its fun. 
A few years ago I made centerpieces for a hockey banquet that featured 7x2 inch round black chocolate hockey pucks. Although they were hollow, they were still pretty darn hefty.
A player ate a whole hockey puck that night
and pooped PURPLE for several days
Several years ago, I made wedding favors from the hot pink candy melts. The photographer, loving anything sweet, gathered up all the leftover pink favors.
And ate them. All of them.
And pooped pink for several days.
Fruit Loops have the same effect on my kids. The first time I saw that I nearly had a heart attack!!! 
Quite frankly, if you poop glitter for a couple of days after eating that stuff, I wouldn't be inclined to use it on cakes. Same for anything that has a ton of food coloring in it. It just doesn't seem like the trade-off of "shiny" on a cake is worth the effect on your internal organs. It can't be good for you.
By the way, if you REALLY like the idea and have a spare $425 laying around.....they have pills for this......although pixie dust is cheaper!! LOL
You are a riot!!!! 
LOL
Any advice on how to crush up the disco dust?
Here is what the website has to say the bonbons are made of:
"The glitter is a combination of sanding sugars and cake colorings that have been around the food industry for years. The "glitter" is actually not glitter at all, but simply a food coloring dust that has absolutely no texture or taste to it.'
I'm thinking disco or pixie dust here from the sound of it. They sure look like it!
Wonder if they know it's non-edible...at least in the USA.
when you eat gold leaf it comes out also, but is used in the food industry. I wonder how 24 K gold plays in as it is not digested or absorbed.
Dont eat a lot of flamin red hot cheetos.....
Unless you want flamin RED poop.
Just sayin 
I like disco dust,and I have it in about every color - what I am wondering is if you can mix it with a little alcohol, and airbrush a cake (sparkle your cake) with it, without ruining or clogging up your airbrush.
Here is what the website has to say the bonbons are made of:
"The glitter is a combination of sanding sugars and cake colorings that have been around the food industry for years. The "glitter" is actually not glitter at all, but simply a food coloring dust that has absolutely no texture or taste to it.'
I'm thinking disco or pixie dust here from the sound of it. They sure look like it!
Wonder if they know it's non-edible...at least in the USA.
No, that's not a description of disco or pixie dust. Sounds like sanding sugar ground small with some luster dust added. I've found that re-packaged at a local cake deco shop. What is described will MELT in your mouth or water. Disco & Pixie won't because they're NOT sugar and food coloring.
The only "cake sparkles" that you can grind smaller are the ones you can find supplied by Wilton, Linnea's, etc. that are made of dried gum arabic. You can grind them thru a small tea strainer and if you want to amp up the shine, you can add a bit of Crystal Colors Pearl Dust (FDA approved luster dust=completely edible and non-toxic). If put on a pretty dry surface, they'll stay very shiny. On a wet surface, they melt.
As for gold, it's an element that has been used for centuries to treat arthritis and other joint ailments and to fancy up foods, too. Yes, the it has to be near pure--23K or 24K--to be approved for humans to eat. At lower Ks, you have base metals mixed in with it--lead and other cheap metals--that are unhealthy. In high quantities, it's toxic. It's not easily absorbed by the body and it leaves quickly--it's very heavy. Remember, they use high K gold for fillings in teeth..................
Rae
Rae
Rae,
I'm with you about the pixie and disco dusts. But then again i won't use luster dusts or petal dusts anymore either. Once i found an FDA approved alternative I see no reason to use the other things that are on the market. I have switched over to using Crystal colors and find that they are no more expensive then the petal dusts that are on the market.
Rae,
I'm with you about the pixie and disco dusts. But then again i won't use luster dusts or petal dusts anymore either. Once i found an FDA approved alternative I see no reason to use the other things that are on the market. I have switched over to using Crystal colors and find that they are no more expensive then the petal dusts that are on the market.
Absolutely! I use the Crystal Colors, too. I recommend them in posts constantly--no less than 2 today. I feel that if an edible option exists--and somebody went to the trouble to get FDA approval--then I'm all for it. Beth and her husband, Ron Parvu, who developed these are wonderful and very helpful.
http://www.sugarpaste.com/catalog/orderPearlColors.htm
Rae
http://www.bakeitpretty.com/item_696/Edible-Disco-Dust.htm
I ordered this last week not thinking anything about whether or not it was edible but after reading this thread I went back to the website to see if it is specified and sure enough - clearly stated it is edible.
"Several years ago, I made wedding favors from the hot pink candy melts. The photographer, loving anything sweet, gathered up all the leftover pink favors.
And ate them. All of them.
And pooped pink for several days."
Leah_s, I just find it pretty darn funny that the photographer actually told you about her pink poo poo LOL.
http://www.bakeitpretty.com/item_696/Edible-Disco-Dust.htm
I ordered this last week not thinking anything about whether or not it was edible but after reading this thread I went back to the website to see if it is specified and sure enough - clearly stated it is edible.
IF you bought what is pictured in the photo with the multiple cupcakes pictured in the link provided, IT ISN'T EDIBLE. It states at the bottom of the description, " *Please note that these dusts are not a food product and should not be considered as such. " That is the equivalent of NOT EDIBLE.
IF you bought the Edible Glitter/Sparkles pictured on the blue cupcake in the bottom right of the link above, THEY ARE EDIBLE. They are made of gum arabic, cannot be gotten wet or they melt, and can be ground finer in a tea strainer.
If what you receive is in small pots, clings to the side of the pot & lid, and when spilled out is clearly very tiny round dots, its' NOT EDIBLE. If what you receive is almost see thru and melts when put in water, IT IS EDIBLE.
These 2 things ARE NOT the same product. Cake sparkles have been around for years. Disco/pixie dust is a newer product.
HTH
Rae
Here is the one I use:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001I1QEZU/?tag=cakecentral-20
Grinds those flakes into tiny little crystals!
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