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US 3,941,894 AGranted
Composition for reducing pickle bloating
AssigneeSCM Corporation
InventorsRichard C. Hall, Norman D. Kidd, George V. Daravingas
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Abstract
In a composition for the brine curing of cucumbers with salt to make pickle products, the improvement comprising using dehydroacetic acid as a processing additive in a sufficient amount to reduce pickle bloating while maintaining yeast growth.
Claims3
In combination with cucumbers, a brine curing composition for curing said cucumber by natural bacteriological fermentation, the improvement which comprises said brine curing composition having between about 0.005% to 0.5% by volume of dehydroacetic acid in the brine solution based on the total volume of brine solution and cucumbers.
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