Release agent for food netting, and related treated netting and methods

Abstract

Release agent compositions for treating food netting include hydrophilic (e.g., acidic) and hydrophobic (e.g., surface active amphiphilic modifier, oil) components that both enhance the releasability of a food product from the treated netting material. The acid of the release agent composition denatures proteins along an outer surface of the food article, forming a skin of insolubilized proteins between the netting material and the remainder of the food product. This protein skin, along with the oil, if present, and a surface active amphiphilic modifier of the release agent, inhibit absorption and/or adsorption of hydrophilic food proteins from the food product into or onto the netting, which inhibits strong mechanical binding between the netting and the food product. Subsequent release of the netting from the food product is relatively easy, without damaging the food product itself. Related articles and methods are also disclosed.

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