HAKUICHI's edible gold leaf is easy for everyone to use and adds a touch of elegance to your dining table with just one sprinkle. Adding edible gold leaf to dishes, drinks, or desserts effectively enhances the quality of the ingredients.
Why is gold leaf edible? Gold leaf has been consumed since ancient times. In Japan, there has been a tradition of eating gold flakes since the Nara period (710-794 A.D.). Gold and silver are extremely stable substances that do not dissolve in the body. That’s why gold and silver pass through and are excreted without affecting health, even if ingested. Thus, gold and silver are harmless to the mouth and have been approved as food additives worldwide. Although gold leaf is completely safe to eat, HAKUICHI maintains strict hygiene controls to produce the highest quality edible gold leaf. HAKUICHI delivers the beauty of edible gold leaf with the assurance of safety and security.
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With a history dating back to ancient civilizations, the use of gold leaf has been a revered and significant part of artistic expression and craftsmanship in Japan. Adding to variety types of gold leaf, Hakuichi's techniques and creativity produce endless possibilities of gold leaf designs. Gold leaf pasting is a technique that enjoys chance. The gold leaflet is sifted through the leaf and left to the fluctuation of the air to scatter it, creating a one-of-a-kind work in the world. Those works require skills and sensitivity, and Hakuichi has created a lot of original works so far. Since Hakuichi are the only company in Japan that has a consistent production line from gold to a gold leaf, they can make various types of metal leaves with controlled thickness. Hakuichi continues to innovate while preserving the tradition of gold leaf for the future.