Humidifying and shirring edible collagen sausage casing
AssigneeTeepak, Inc.
InventorsJohn R. Wilson, Noel I. Burke
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Abstract
This invention relates to an improvement in a process for preparing humidified, shirred artificial collagen sausage casings wherein immediately prior to shirring, the inside wall of the unshirred portion of the casing is contacted with an aqueous humidifying fluid comprised of water containing from about 0.8 to about 3% by weight of a mixture of partial fatty acid esters of glycerine and sorbitol, the glycerine ester being present in the aqueous fluid at a concentration of greater than 0.1% by weight.
Claims6
In a process for humidifying an artificial collagen sausage casing during shirring wherein an aqueous humidification fluid is applied to the inside wall of the unshirred casing and the casing subsequently shirred, the improvement which comprises dispersing in the aqueous fluid about 0.8-3% by weight of a mixture of the partial fatty acid esters of glycerine and sorbitol, the glycerine ester being present in the aqueous fluid at a concentration of more than 0.1% by weight and the mixture is applied to the casing in a proportion to provide from about 0.01 to about 0.10 mg./in.sup.2 of the glycerine ester on the internal wall of the casing and about 0.04 to 0.10 mg./in.sup.2 of the sorbitol ester on the internal wall of the casing.
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