Food body with surface color indicia

An article comprising a cellulosic casing having a peeling aid on a surface thereof and a desired inidicia bonded to the peeling aid-coated surface, said indicia comprising an aluminum-organic dye lake and a binder-carrier with said lake dispersed in said binder-carrier and bonded to said peeling aid-coated surface by said binder-carrier in a moisture insensitive manner to form said indicia, with said indicia being substantially completely transferable from said peeling aid-coated surface to a contiguous edible surface in the presence of water.

An article comprising a shirred cellulosic food casing having on a surface thereof a desired indicia comprising an aluminum - FD&C organic dye lake and zein, with said lake dispersed in said zein and bonded to a surface of the cellulosic casing by said zein in a moisture insensitive manner to form said indicia, said indicia being substantially completely transferable from said cellulosic casing surface to the water moisturized outer surface of a food body during processing thereof in said casing.

An article comprising a shirred thermoplastic film casing having on a surface thereof a desired indicia comprising an aluminum-FD&C organic dye lake and zein, with said lake dispersed in said zein and bonded to a surface of thermoplastic film casing by said zein in a moisture insensitive manner to form said indicia, said indicia being substantially completely transferable from said thermoplastic film casing to the water moisturized outer surface of a food body during processing thereof in said casing.

An article comprising a shirred cellulosic food casing having on a surface thereof a desired indicia comprising an aluminum-FD&C organic dye lake and shellac, with said lake dispersed in said shellac and bonded to a surface of the cellulosic casing by said shellac in a moisture insensitive manner to form said indicia, said indicia being substantially completely transferable from said cellulosic casing surface to the water moisturized outer surface of a food body during processing thereof in said casing.

An article comprising a shirred thermoplastic film casing having on a surface thereof a desired indicia comprising an aluminum-FD&C organic dye lake and shellac with said lake dispersed in said shellac and bonded to a surface of said thermoplastic film casing by said shellac in a moisture insensitive manner to form said indicia, said indicia being substantially completely transferable from said thermoplastic film casing to the water moisturized outer surface of a food body during processing thereof in said casing.