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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:
Mar. 01, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carlos F Gonzalez, College Station, TX (US);
Mark A Matrozza, Sarasota, FL (US);
Kelly B Pratt, Neustradt, DE;
Assignee:
Microlife Technics, Inc., Sarasota, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426 56 ; 426 59 ; 426 61 ; 426262 ; 426332 ;
Abstract
Streptococcus lactis subsp. diacetilactis mixed with nitrate reducing bacteria are used to produce a red color in cured meats. The meats contain a food grade preservative selected from nitrite, nitrate and mixtures thereof which allow the development of the red color in the meat.