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Collagen sausage casing containing encapsulated smoke and method of making

US5599570A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 3, 1995
Grant dateFeb 4, 1997
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Expiry dateNov 3, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23L27/72
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A collagen food wrapping comprising collagen extruded into a film. The collagen contains a smoke component which is encapsulated with an encapsulating material which will release the smoke component during curing or cooking and prior to consumption thereof. The invention further includes a collagen slurry containing an encapsulated liquid smoke component and a method for manufacturing a wrapped food product by extruding the slurry onto a surface of the food product to form such a film.

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