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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
May. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Horst G. Zerbe, Rigaud, Quebec, CA;
Fadia Al-Khalil, Lincoln Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/02 ;
Abstract
A sheet-shaped flavored film that rapidly disintegrates when placed on the surface of certain substrates and releases a natural or artificial flavor to the substrate to enhance or modify the intrinsic flavor of the substrate is provided. The flavored film includes one or more water-soluble polymers, one or more surfactants, and one or more flavoring agents. The flavored film has numerous applications in the food and food service industry wherein an easy to use, inexpensive and reproducible method of flavoring food products is desired.