Kalle Gmbh

Stefanie Stalberg

Ulrich M Delius

Gerhard Grolig

Dirk Auf Der Heide

Christian Auf Der Heide

Michael Schmidt

Walter Niederstaetter

Bernhard Feron

Roland Kleinschmidt

Gert Büker

Marion Büker

Disclosed is an intrinsically stable shirred, tubular, single-layer or multilayer food casing that preferably has a sigma-5 value (longitudinal/transversal, measured in a moist state) of less than 20/20 N/mm. Said casing is preferably shirred at a ratio of 100:1 or more, preferably 120:1 to 500:1, and is essentially made of synthetic polymers. The shirred casing can be stored and transported without using a net-type envelope and is particularly suitable for processing on fully automatic sausage stuffing, portioning, clipping, and twisting devices.

Intrinsically stable shirred stick

The invention relates to a single- or multi-layered food casing, made from a thermoplastic mixture which comprises at least one aliphatic polyamide and/or copolyamide, at least one or more synthetic water-soluble polymers and at least one organic and/or inorganic filler. The skin has a water vapor permeability, as determined according to DIN 53122, in the non-oriented, monoaxially or biaxially oriented state of 50 to 1500 g/m&#xb7;d. The food casing is particularly suitable for use as an artificial sausage casing, particularly for raw sausages.

Smoke-and steam-permeable food skin made from a thermoplastic mixture with a natural appearance

The invention relates to a smoke-permeable, moisture-resistant, tubular, biaxially oriented, preferably also heat set food casing containing a mixture of at least one aliphatic (co)polyamide and at least one water-soluble synthetic polymer, and having a water vapor transmission rate of between 40 and 200 g/m&#xb7;d. The water-soluble polymer is preferably a polyvinyl alcohol. Optionally, the mixture also contains additives which influence the optics, haptics, moisture storage capacity and peeling behavior. The casing is preferably tubular and seamless and is produced by extrusion of a corresponding thermoplastic mixture. The inventive casing is preferably used as an artifical sausage casing, especially for smokeable scalded-emulsion sausages.

Smoke permeable food casing based on polyamide and water soluble polymers

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Taunusstein-Wehen, Germany

Stefanie Stalberg