Lubricating oils for dough dividers and the like and methods of using said oils
AssigneeMallet and Company, Inc.
InventorRobert O. Wilhelm, Jr.
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Abstract
A lubricant having improved lubricating and protective properties for bread dividers and the like and methods of using the lubricants are disclosed, said lubricants are consisting essentially of 1% to 99% mineral oil suitable for food processing equipment applications and 1% to 90% lecithin, and have a minimum viscosity of 60 S.S.U. at 100.degree. F. Other embodiments of the lubricant also contain from 1% to 20% nonionic surface active emulsifying agents. Vegetable oils may also be added to comprise from 1% to 80% of the lubricant.
Claims6
A lubricant composition having improved lubricity and protective properties for dough dividers and other processing equipment in which oil is applied to moving parts some of which come into contact with food products consisting essentially of 10% to 99% mineral oil suitable for food processing equipment applications and 1% to 90% lecithin such composition having a minimum viscosity of 60 S.S.U. at 100.degree. F.
A lubricant composition having improved lubricity and protective properties for dough dividers and other processing equipment in which oil is applied to moving parts some of which come into contact with food products consisting essentially of from 1% to 98% mineral oil suitable for food processing equipment applications, from 1% to 90% lecithin and from 1% to 20% nonionic surface active emuslifying agents such composition having a minimum viscosity of 60 S.S.U. at 100.degree. F.
A composition having improved lubricity and protective properties for dough dividers and other processing equipment in which oil is applied to moving parts some of which come into contact with food products consisting essentially of from 1% to 98% mineral oil suitable for food processing equipment applications, from 1% to 90% lecithin and from 1% to 50% vegetable oil such composition having a minimum viscosity of 60 S.S.U. at 100.degree. F.
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