Den spiselige sorte skrift består af: shellac, propylenglycol, ammoniumhydroxid, sort jernoxid (E 172) (formulering 1) eller shellac, soya lecithin, antifoam DC 1510, sort jernoxid (E172) (formulering 2).
The black edible printing ink consists of shellac, propylene glycol, ammonium hydroxide, black iron oxide (E172) (formulation 1) or shellac, soya lecithin, antifoam DC 1510, black iron oxide (E172) (formulation 2).