Patent ID: 6485802
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: A22C,Y10T

Abstract:
A seamless, tubular sausage casing based on cellulose hydrate, said casing having a continuous polymeric coating on an outer surface thereof, wherein the thickness of the coating is from 3 to 10 &mgr;m, and the casing is permeable to hot smoke and cold smoke, wherein the water vapor permeability of said casing at 23Â° C. and 85% RH is from 800 to 1200 g/m2 d, the permeation at 40 bar of said casing is from 95 to 100 l/m2 d and the oxygen permeability of said casing is from 150 to 170 cm3/m2 d bar at 23Â° C. and 85% RH and from 8 to 12 cm3/m2d bar at 23Â° C. and 53% RH.