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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frederick Maynard Merritt, II, Lockport, IL (US);
Assignee:
Viskase Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426138 ; 426277 ; 426573 ; 426575 ; 426576 ; 426578 ;
Abstract
Described is an edible, water insoluble film which is a blend of polysaccharide and protein and, in particular, a ternary blend of konjac flour as a major constituent, agar and gelatin. Also, described is a method of forming the film including a deacetylating step to insolubilize the konjac flour.