Patent ID: 9655372
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A22C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A tubular cellulose-based food casing comprising: regenerated cellulose; and alkenyl succinic anhydride, comprising bound and non-bound alkenyl succinic anhydride, wherein the bound alkenyl succinic anhydride is bound to the regenerated cellulose, wherein the cellulose-based food casing comprises an inside surface and an outside surface, and the inside surface of the cellulose-based food casing is coated or impregnated with the alkenyl succinic anhydride, wherein the amount of the alkenyl succinic anhydride in the cellulose-based food casing is in the range of about 0.001% to about 1% by weight based on the total dry weight of the regenerated cellulose contained in the cellulose-based food casing, and wherein the cellulose-based food casing is suitable for use as a casing for sausage products, and wherein the alkenyl succinic anhydride is a C8, C9, C10, C11, C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C22, C23 or C24-alkenyl succinic anhydride, or any mixture thereof.