Tubular food casing with improved peelability

US5370914A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Hoechst GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Klaus-Dieter Hammer · Mainz, DE
• Manfred Siebrecht · Wiesbaden, DE
• Hermann Winter · Marl, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 5, 1992
• Grant date: Dec 6, 1994
• Expiry date: Mar 5, 2012

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/1324
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A tubular food casing, particularly sausage casing, wherein the inner surface of a sausage casing based on cellulose, is provided with a coating comprising alginates, alginic acid, chitosans, or a combination of these active substances, is distinguished by improved peelability.