The present invention refers to an edible composition comprising water and/or at least one edible oil and a surface-reacted calcium carbonate having a volume median particle size d50 from 0.1 to 90 µm, an edible coating and/or filling comprising the surface-reacted calcium carbonate, a food product or pharmaceutical product or neutraceutical product at least partially coated and/or filled with the edible composition, a method for producing a food product or pharmaceutical product or neutraceutical product at least partially coated and/or filled with the edible composition and the uses of the surface-reacted calcium carbonate as whitening agent or opacifier and/or sweetness reduction agent and/or calorie reduction agent in an edible coating and/or filling of a food product or pharmaceutical product or neutraceutical product, as a replacement agent for titanium dioxide in an edible coating and/or filling of a food product or pharmaceutical product or neutraceutical product as well as for reducing the dry time of an edible composition being at least partially applied on the surface of and/or filled into a food product or pharmaceutical product or neutraceutical product.