Tubular food casing having a modified liquid smoke solution applied thereto and process of making
AssigneeHoechst Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsKlaus-Dieter Hammer, Leo Mans, Manfred Siebrecht, Hermann Winter
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Abstract
A modified liquid smoke solution containing unmodified aqueous liquid smoke solution, an alkaline neutralizing agent, a synthetic and/or natural oil, a viscosity-increasing component, and one or more emulsifier(s) can be applied to the inner and/or outer surface of a cellulose food casing resulting in uniform smoke transfer to encased food.
Claims24
A tubular cellulose hydrate food casing having a modified liquid smoking solution applied to one or both of its inner and outer surfaces wherein the modified liquid smoking solution comprises a mixture of:
- a) an unmodified aqueous liquid smoke solution,
- b) an oil or lecithin,
- c) an alkaline neutralizing agent,
- d) a viscosity increasing component, and
- e) one or more emulsifiers.
A food casing prepared by a process comprising the steps of:
- (i) moistening a cellulose hydrate casing with water,
- (ii) optionally impregnating the inner and/or outer surface of the casing with a fungicide,
- (iii) applying to the inner and/or outer surface of the casing a modified liquid smoking solution comprising a mixture of:
- (a) an unmodified aqueous liquid smoke solution,
- (b) an oil or lecithin,
- (c) an alkaline neutralizing agent,
- (d) a viscosity increasing component, and
- (e) one or more emulsifiers, and
- (iv) optionally drying the casing so as to allow further processing of the casing without soaking.
A process for the production of a food casing, comprising the steps of:
- i) moistening a cellulose hydrate casing with water,
- ii) optionally impregnating the inner and/or outer surface of the casing with a fungicide,
- iii) applying to the inner and/or outer surface of the casing a modified liquid smoke solution comprising a mixture of:
- a) an unmodified aqueous liquid smoke solution,
- b) an oil or lecithin,
- c) an alkaline neutralizing agent,
- d) a viscosity increasing component, and
- e) one or more emulsifiers, and
- iv) optionally drying the casing so as to allow further processing of the casing without soaking.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.