FIELD: food-processing industry, in particular, casing for food products.
SUBSTANCE: casing is made from thermoplastic mixture containing at least one aliphatic polyamide and/or copolyamide and starch, with fine-grained starch being used as starch in an amount of 3-40 wt%. Phenol permeability of casing is 220-400 g/m2 per day to make it fit for usage as casing for various kinds of smoked sausage products and melted cheeses.
EFFECT: increased mechanical strength, improved phenol permeability, and natural appearance of product in such casing.
6 cl, 2 dwg, 1 tbl, 6 ex
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Dates
2007-12-10—Published
2005-08-30—Filed