Tubular food casing having improved peeling properties
AssigneeHoechst Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsKlaus-Dieter Hammer, Hermann Winter, Erwin Kindl, Heinz Luchterhand
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Abstract
Disclosed is a tubular food casing having improved peelability from the stuffing mixture contained therein which comprises a coating applied to the internal surface of the casing which comprises a first component selected from a water-soluble cellulose ether, a starch ether or a combination thereof and a second component comprising a wax. Also disclosed is a process for making this tubular casing and its application with sausage meat products.
Claims26
A tubular ring-shaped, medium or large diameter sausage casing having improved peelability properties for removing the casing from the food product contained therein, comprising:
- a support comprising cellulose for forming a ring-shaped, medium or large diameter sausage casing, and
- a coating applied to the inside surface of the support comprising a homogeneous mixture which includes:
- a first component selected from a water-soluble cellulose ether, a starch ether or combination thereof, and
- a second component selected from a wax, wherein the quantity by weight of said second component is less than about one-half the quantity by weight of said first component.
A process for producing a tubular food casing having a coating on the inside surface of the casing which exhibits improved peelability properties, comprising the steps of:
- providing an aqueous solution of a first component comprising from about 10 to 200 g of water-soluble cellulose ether, starch ether or a combination thereof;
- adding a second component of a wax in the form of an about 15 to 40 wt % aqueous dispersion;
- mixing said components to form a coating mixture;
- and
- applying said mixture to the inside surface of the tubular casing.
A tubular ring-shaped, medium or large diameter sausage casing having improved peelability properties for removing the casing from the food product contained therein, comprising:
- a support comprising cellulose for forming a ring-shaped, medium or large diameter sausage casing, and
- a coating applied to the inside surface of the support comprising a homogeneous mixture which includes:
- a first component selected from a water-soluble cellulose ether, a starch ether or combination thereof,
- a second component selected from a wax, wherein the quantity by weight of said second component is less than about one-half the quantity by weight of said first component, and
- a third component selected from a non-reactive silicone oil, a vegetable oil or a mixture thereof.
A tubular ring-shaped, medium or large diameter sausage casing having improved peelability properties for removing the casing from the food product contained therein, comprising:
- a support comprising cellulose for forming a ring-shaped, medium or large diameter sausage casing, and
- a coating applied to the inside surface of the support comprising a homogeneous mixture which includes:
- a first component selected from a water-soluble cellulose ether, a starch ether or combination thereof, and
- a second component selected from a wax, wherein the quantity by weight of said second component is less than about one-half the quantity by weight of said first component,
- wherein the diameter of the casing ranges from about 35 to 160 mm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.