Rigid shirred food casing articles, and related methods and compositions
AssigneeViskase Companies, Inc.
InventorsAnn Dinh-Sybeldon, Matthew E. Bachner, Owen J. McGarel
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Abstract
Rigid shirred food casing articles (e.g., shirred sticks of casing material) include a cohesion-enhancing solution applied to at least one surface of the casing material. The cohesion-enhancing solution comprises at least one polysaccharide (e.g., dextrin) and a predominantly non-aqueous solvent (e.g., comprising propylene glycol). The coherency-enhancing solution comprises less than 50 wt. % water. Related methods and compositions are also disclosed.
Claims20
A shirred food casing article, comprising:
- a casing material;
- and
- a coherency-enhancing solution on or in the casing material, the coherency-enhancing solution comprising:
- at least one polysaccharide;
- and
- a predominantly non-aqueous solvent, the predominantly non-aqueous solvent comprising at least 50 wt. % of the coherency-enhancing solution, the predominantly non-aqueous solvent comprising one or more of propylene glycol, glycerin, and triglyceride;
- the coherency-enhancing solution comprising less than 20 wt. % water.
A method for forming a shirred food casing article, the method comprising:
- applying a coherency-enhancing solution to at least one surface of a casing material, the coherency-enhancing solution comprising:
- at least one polysaccharide;
- and
- a predominantly non-aqueous solvent, the predominantly non-aqueous solvent comprising at least 50 wt. % of the coherency-enhancing solution, the predominantly non-aqueous solvent comprising one or more of propylene glycol, glycerin, and triglyceride;
- the coherency-enhancing solution comprising less than 20 wt. % water;
- and
- shirring the casing material to form the shirred food casing article comprising the casing material and the coherency-enhancing solution on or in the casing material.
A cohesion-enhancing solution for inclusion on or in a shirred casing material, the cohesion-enhancing solution comprising:
- at least one polysaccharide;
- and
- a predominantly non-aqueous solvent, the predominantly non-aqueous solvent comprising at least 50 wt. % of the cohesion-enhancing solution, the predominantly non-aqueous solvent comprising one or more of propylene glycol, glycerin, and triglyceride;
- the cohesion-enhancing solution comprising less than 20 wt. % water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.