Food casing from a coated, two-dimensional fiber structure
AssigneeKalle GmbH
InventorsKlaus-Dieter Hammer, Herbert Gord, Jens Foegler, Michael Seelgen
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Abstract
The invention relates to a food casing from a two-dimensional fiber structure, which is coated on one or both sides with acrylic resin. The acrylic resin is combined with at least one other natural and/or synthetic polymer. The acrylic resin in the coating may be admixed with the other polymer. The latter can also form a layer of it's own. On the inside of the casing (i.e. on the side facing the food), this coating prevents gelling out, while at the outside it has a mainly permeability-increasing effect. The casing is particularly used as artificial sausage casing, especially for cooked-smoked sausages.
Claims24
A shirrable food casing comprising a two-dimensional fiber structure which is coated on one or both sides with acrylic resin, wherein the acrylic resin is combined with at least one polymer other than acrylic and the coating, present on the side of the casing facing food directly contacts the food, the coating-polymer consists of acrylic and at least one polymer other than acrylic, and the polymer other than acrylic is a polyvinylpyrrolidone or a copolymer having vinylpyrrolidone units, a homopolymer or copolymer of or comprises units of vinyl alcohol, a polyalkylene glycol, a polyacrylamide, a polyurethane or a synthetic rubber,
- the total weight of the coating(s) is 30 to 100 g/m2,
- and the acrylic resin is in the coating on the side facing the food and is blended with said at least one polymer other than acrylic.
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