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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1981
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kunito Sato, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Alfred F Miller, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Leonard J Zimont, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Armour and Company, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B / ; A23B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426266 ; 426332 ; 426641 ; 426646 ; 426652 ;
Abstract
A process for the preparation of cured meat porducts, which have the characteristic color of high quality cured meats and which are able to retain this color during an extended period during which distribution and marketing of the meats may take place which process includes the step of incorporating calcium sorbate and sodium nitrate. The inventionalso refers to the meat products so produced and whichcontain calcium sorbate for facilatating the developmentand maintenance of the characteristic color associatedwith good quality cured meats.