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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1997
Klaus-dieter Hammer, Mainz, DE;
Gerhard Grolig, Moerfelden-Walldorf, DE;
Michael Ahlers, Mainz, DE;
Ulrich Delius, Frankfurt, DE;
Klaus-Dieter Hammer, Mainz, DE;
Gerhard Grolig, Moerfelden-Walldorf, DE;
Michael Ahlers, Mainz, DE;
Ulrich Delius, Frankfurt, DE;
Kalle Nalo GmbH & Co., Wiesbaden, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to edible molded bodies in the form of a flat or tubular film based on plastifiable biopolymers, the cleavage products or derivatives thereof and/or synthetic polymers from natural monomers, characterized in that they are produced according to a method comprising the following steps: a) the biopolymers, cleavage products or derivatives thereof and/or synthetic polymers are mixed with at least one edible plasticizer, at least one lubricating agent and at least one cross-linking agent, b) the mixture thus obtained is melted into a thermoplastic material, c) said material is extruded and d) the product obtained by extrusion is calendered and/or stretched or blown and deformed into the edible molded body. The molded bodies cited in the invention are suitable for use as food wrappers for sausages and boiled ham, and are particularly suitable for use as seamless sausage casings.