Process for preparing dyed collagen sausage casing
AssigneeDevro, Inc.
InventorWilliam L. Baldwin
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Abstract
A brown dyed collagen casing containing chocolate as the dye. The chocolate can be incorporated into the casing by adding the chocolate to the collagen as the extrudable collagen gel is manufactured or may be applied to an extruded tubular casing before the casing is dried.
Claims3
A process for the manufacture of a dyed, unfilled, edible collagen casing, from an extrudable collagen gel comprising adding a dye to the collagen in the casing, prior to the shirring of the casing, said dye comprising chocolate liquefied in a vegetable oil, said casing containing from 1 to 15% chocolate based on the weight of the collagen in the casing, and drying the casing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.