The present invention relates to edible coating composition, particularly to an edible coating composition for providing moisture barrier. It is an object of the present invention to provide an edible ice-cream cone coating composition. It is another object of the present invention to provide a coated ice-cream cone with improved moisture barrier properties. It is another object of the present invention to provide a coated ice-cream cone that retains cone crispness at the time of consumption. It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a coated ice-cream cone that shows improved moisture barrier during long periods of cold storage even under varying temperature conditions. It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a coating ice-cream cone. It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a coated ice-cream cone having improved shelf life period. It is yet another object of the present invention to provide coated ice-cream cones that has good storage stability at higher storage temperatures. We have found that an edible coating composition having a chitosan-soap complex provides for a hydrophobic coating. It was found that when at least an inner surface of the ice-cream cone includes the coating composition it improves the shelf life for which the cone retains its crispness at higher storage temperature.
