Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid, shelf stable ready to use baker's wash for coating bakery products such as rolls, breads and pie crusts. The wash can be applied either before or after baking to provide a shine to the bakery product. The composition is packaged in an anaerobic environment, such as an aerosol spray. The product provides a convenient way of dispensing the product in use, while maintaining the antimicrobial stability of the product over its useful life. This result is achieved using a preservative composition which contains a mixture of methylparaben and propylparaben, wherein the ratio by weight of the materials is at least about 1.25:1. The composition comprises at least one non-egg white protein, such as a caseinate, at least one anti-precipitive agent, at least one viscosity control stabilizer, the preservative composition described above, and water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid, shelf-stable ready-to-use baker's wash for coating bakery products such as rolls, bread and pie crusts. The wash can be applied either before or after baking to provide a shine to the bakery product. The present invention also relates to a preservative composition which may be used in the inventive bakery wash or otherwise to control both fungal and bacterial growth. The preservative composition contains a mixture of methyl-and propylparabens, wherein the ratio of the percent by weight of the methylparaben to that of the propylparaben is at least 1.25 to 1.