Liquid smoke impregnated fibrous food casing
AssigneeUnion Carbide Corporation
InventorHerman S. Chiu
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Abstract
Fibrous reinforced cellulosic food casing with wood-derived liquid smoke having smoke color, odor and flavor constituents, impregnated in the casing wall to provide an absorptive index of at least about 0.15 and moisture content of between about 17% and about 60% by weight of total casing.
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A fibrous reinforced cellulosic food casing with a wood-derived liquid smoke having a total acid content of at least about 6 weight percent based on the weight of said liquid smoke including color, odor and flavor constituents, being impregnated in the casing wall, the impregnated liquid smoke being present in sufficient quantity to provide a casing absorptive index of at least about 0.15, said casing having a moisture content of between about 17 and about 60 percent of the total casing weight, with the impregnated liquid smoke providing antimycotic quality in said casing without a separate antimycotic agent.
A fibrous reinforced cellulosic food casing having antimycotic quality without the addition of a separate antimycotic agent, said casing having been prepared by the process comprising impregnating a wood-derived liquid smoke having a total acid content of at least about 6 weight percent based on the weight of said liquid smoke containing color, odor and flavor constituents in the wall of said casing, wherein said liquid smoke is present in sufficient quantity to provide an absorptive index of at least about 0.15 to said casing, and said casing contains a moisture content of between about 17 and about 60 percent by weight, based on the total weight of said casing.
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