Edible Glitter Label Checklist: Five Things to Look For

The Monégasque Table · Aug 6, 2026 · 9m · transcript

Two jars, same sparkle, same unicorn — one is food, one won't say. Five label checks settle it in 30 seconds. You can tell if glitter is really edible from the label alone. Check five things: an ingredient list that actually exists; names you can look up — mica-based pearlescent pigments, iron oxide, FD&C colors; the word edible stated plainly with the food named; no dodge words like non-toxic or for-decoration-only; and food-label basics such as a serving amount and a date. No ingredient list? No sale — that one check filters most of the category's trouble. In this episode: the category's…