Freeman Industries LLC

FREEMAN INDUSTRIES is the world's most foremost researcher and extractor of ZEIN. This has assured both consistency of quality production and the long lasting price stability of ZEIN. Freeman Industries has been involved with ZEIN since 1965 and started their own production in 1975.

ZEIN is the water-insoluble prolamine from corn gluten, manufactured initially as a concentrated powder. It is unique in its ability to form odorless, tasteless, clear, hard and almost invisible edible films. Since ZEIN films are completely safe to ingest, it is the perfect coating for foods and pharmaceutical ingredients.

APPLICATIONS: ZEIN is presently used to coat candy, flavors, pharmaceutical tablets and ingredients which are encapsulated in time-release, granulation and seeds. The coating forms used are general film coating and enteric coating. In the food and confection industries, ZEIN is used for coating enriched rice, candies, such as chocolates and jelly beans, dried fruits, nuts, nut meats, and also for the encapsulation of flavors and sweeteners.

ZEIN, as produced by Freeman Industries, is Kosher. Its production is certified by the Orthodox Union and each ZEIN label bears their symbol.