Packaged presliced ready-to-eat meat products and methods thereof
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsGarret Dietz, John Middleton, Jonathan Patrick Paul
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Abstract
Sliced ready-to-eat meat are provided by slicing ready-to-eat meat, disposing the meat into a flexible pouch with a modified atmosphere, and sealing the flexible pouch containing the meat. The flexible pouch is formed from material having: i) a thickness of from about 0.2 mils to about 2 mils; ii) an MVTR of about 1.2 g/100 in2/24 Hrs @ 100° F., 90% RH, 1 atm or less; iii) an 02 Gas Transmission Rate of about 0.8 cc/100 sqin/day or less at 1 atmosphere, 0% relative humidity and 73° F. or less; and iv) a clarity of about 80% or greater.
Claims19
A method for providing sliced ready-to-eat meat comprising:
- a) slicing ready-to-eat meat in slices having a thickness of from about 0.5 to about 10 mm to provide sliced ready-to-eat meat;
- b) disposing the sliced ready-to-eat meat into a flexible pouch component;
- c) flushing the flexible pouch component with a modified atmosphere comprising an inert gas;
- d) sealing the flexible pouch component to provide a sealed flexible pouch containing the sliced ready-to-eat meat and the inert gas;
- wherein
- the flexible pouch is formed from a polymeric multilayer film having:
- i) a thickness of from about 0.2 mils to about 2 mils;
- ii) a moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) of about 1.2 g/100 in2/24 Hrs at 100° F., 90% RH, and 1 atm or less;
- iii) an O2 Gas Transmission Rate of about 0.8 cc/100 sqin/day or less at 0.8 atmosphere, 0% relative humidity and 73° F.;
- and
- iv) a clarity of about 80% or greater.
A method for providing sliced ready-to-eat meat comprising:
- a) slicing ready-to-eat meat in slices having a thickness of from about 0.5 to about 10 mm to provide sliced ready-to-eat meat;
- b) disposing the sliced ready-to-eat meat into a flexible pouch component;
- c) flushing the flexible pouch component with a modified atmosphere comprising an inert gas;
- d) sealing the flexible pouch component to provide a sealed flexible pouch containing the sliced ready-to-eat meat and the inert gas;
- wherein
- the flexible pouch is formed from a polymeric multilayer film having:
- i) a thickness of from about 0.2 mils to about 2 mils;
- ii) a moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) of about 1.2 g/100 in2/24 Hrs at 100° F., 90% RH, and 1 atm or less;
- iii) an O2 Gas Transmission Rate of about 0.8 cc/100 sqin/day or less at 0.8 atmosphere, 0% relative humidity and 73° F.;
- iv) a clarity of about 80% or greater;
- and
- v) a Gurley stiffness of 400 or less in milligrams (mg) force in each of its machine direction and transverse direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.