Patent ID: 8741366

Claim:
A combination food product and interleaver comprising: (a) a food product comprising aqueous and fatty foods provided as slices or patties, wherein: (i) the slices or patties are separated by interleavers so that an interleaver separating adjacent slices or patties is provided between and in contact with the adjacent slices or patties so that both sides of the interleaver contact the adjacent slices or patties; (ii) the interleavers have sufficient release to allow the interleavers to peel away from the slices or patties without fibers in the interleavers transferring to the slices or patties; and (iii) the interleavers peel away from the slices or patties without disintegrating; (b) the interleaver comprises a result of applying a water based emulsion to both sides of a paper base sheet to provide an impregnated paper product, and drying the impregnated paper product to a water content of less than about 8 wt. % to provide the interleaver, wherein the paper base sheet has a weight of about 10 lb/3,000 ft 2 to about 55 lb/3,000 ft 2 , wherein the interleaver exhibits hydrophobic and oleophobic properties; (c) the paper base sheet comprises wood fiber; (d) the interleaver exhibits a wet tensile strength (CD) according to TAPPI T456 of at least about 2 lb./in.; and (e) the interleaver does not contain polyvinyl alcohol.