JPH0545210B2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention]

TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates generally to peelable food casings, and more particularly to pleated bar casings that are highly cohesive and easily removable. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Food casings used in the processed food industry are generally thin-walled tubes of various diameters made from regenerated cellulose, cellulose derivatives, alginate compounds, collagen, and the like. These food casings can also have embedded fibrous webs, and this type of casing is commonly referred to in the art as "fibrous food casings" or "fibrous casings." In general, both fibrous and non-fibrous casings have multifunctional uses in that they can be used as containers in processing the food products filled therein or act as protective coverings for the final product. However, in the sausage meat industry, the production of a variety of sausages ranging from small sausages, such as frankfurters, to larger sizes, such as bologna sausages, generally involves removing the casing from the processed meat before final packaging. Contains. Peeling the casing from processed sausages poses a major problem, especially in the manufacture of frankfurter sausages, where a large number of products are involved and it is desirable to use high-speed self-filling peeling equipment in marketing operations. There is. When the casing is removed from the meat loaf, there is often a tendency for some of the meat to stick to the casing and be torn from the sausage along with the casing, causing surface damage to the sausage. In other cases, changes in the composition of the meat emulsion or changes in processing conditions may result in a degree of stickiness of the casing to the food product that prevents rapid removal of the casing from the packed food product. For example, the use of high speed automatic stripping devices such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 2,424,346 to Wilcoxon, U.S. Pat. It is particularly necessary that the casing encounters minimal resistance to separation from the sausage or that the food product does not jam the peeler or pass through unpeeled. Removal of incomplete casing requires manual sorting and stripping. Conventionally, many attempts have been made to provide casings with easy peelability. For example, U.S. Patent No. 2,901,358 to Underwood et al., U.S. Pat.
No. 3,558,331 to Tarika and No. 3,898,348 to Chuu et al., the inner wall of the food casing is coated with some type of coating to improve the release properties of the casing from the filled sausage product. It is known in the art that this can be improved. Food casings with good release properties often pose other problems unrelated to release properties prior to or at the time of automated food filling operations. For example, casings commonly used to pack foods like Wiener sausages, frankfurters, etc. are typically around 16 to 50 m
or longer and having dimensions of about 2.2 to 6.3 cm or more and a width of about 2.2 to 6.3 cm or more, and these are formed into pleated casing rods. The casing should be 30-60cm long before use
Stored as shirred casing rods. Two properties of a pleated casing bar are of particular importance: the "cohesiveness" of the bar, which relates to the bar's ability to maintain its integrity as a pleated bar but not "break" into multiple pleated pieces;
and the bar's "striping ability", which refers to the bar's ability to remove the pleats immediately before filling (i.e., the ease with which the pleats can be stretched) without applying excessive force that would tear the casing. .
For example, U.S. Patent No.
Certain release coatings, such as those disclosed in Publication No. 3,451,827, when applied to the inner surface of food casings, inhibit mechanical pleating of the casing or may inhibit mechanical filling of the pleated casing. It was found to inhibit Other release coatings, such as those disclosed in US Pat. No. 3,898,348 to Chuu, provide excellent release properties, but often leave some gaps in the cohesiveness of the pleated rod. OBJECT OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a coated tube-shaped product which is suitable for filling and processing food products and which is easily peeled off from the processed food product filled therein using a high-speed automatic sausage peeling device. An object of the present invention is to provide cellulose food casings. Another object of the present invention is to provide improved cohesiveness when pleating the casing and to facilitate pleats with a pleat removal force that minimizes or eliminates tearing of the casing during pleat removal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a removable coated tubular cellulose food casing and a method for making the same. Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description below. [Summary of the Invention] The present invention has a coating on the inner surface, and the coating is composed of at least three components, the first component being a water-soluble cellulose ether, and the second component being at least one fatty acid partial ester. and the third component is an oil selected from the group consisting of animal and vegetable oils, mineral oils and silicone oils, and the third component is an oil selected from the group consisting of animal and vegetable oils, mineral oils and silicone oils,
7.75mg/m ² to approx.
108.5 mg/m ² of the casing inner surface, said second component is present in an amount of about 7.75 mg/m ^{2 to about 155 mg/m 2} of the casing inner surface, and said third component is present in an amount of about 7.75 mg/m 2 to about 155 mg/m ² of the casing inner surface. Relating to a tube-shaped cellulose casing, characterized in that it is present in the coating in an amount of 1.55 to about 4651 mg/m ² and is suitable for filling food and can be easily peeled off from the food processed therein. It is. The casing of the present invention can be used in the production of food products with a wide range of compositions and processing conditions, and then processed using high-speed automatic peeling equipment and with high efficiency peeling without disturbing the surface of the food product. Can be easily removed from food. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The food casing of the present invention is made from tubular casings, particularly casings of regenerated cellulose and fiber reinforced regenerated cellulose that are processed according to any known method by applying a coating composition to the inner surface. The coating composition can be manufactured and contains the components described in detail below. The length of the casing is generally shirred into a shirred casing rod to facilitate storage, handling, and subsequent use by automated filling equipment. Typical methods and apparatus used to pleat lengths of tubular casing to obtain pleated casing rods are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 2,984,574 to Matetzky and U.S. Pat. and the disclosures of both of these patents are incorporated herein by reference. The shirred casing rod must be easily stretched or unshirred without tearing or other damage during filling with food emulsion, and the shirred rod must be self-supporting and without breaking. It must exhibit sufficient cohesive strength, or "cohesiveness," to permit its handling and hassle-free operation by manual and automatic food filling equipment. However, when certain water-soluble ethers are used to impart release properties to food casings made in the form of pleated casing rods, the intertwined casing pleats tend to stick together. It was found that the casing was damaged during filling with the meat emulsion (also known as "fold blocking"). One essential component of the coatings useful in this invention is a water-soluble cellulose ether or a mixture of water-soluble cellulose ethers. Typical water-soluble cellulose ethers that may be used include non-ionic water-soluble alkyl and hydroxyalkyl cellulose ethers such as methylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, ethylmethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose and ethylhydroxyethylcellulose, and preferably anionic. Ionic water-soluble cellulose ethers such as carboxymethyl cellulose and carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose. Industrially, carboxymethylcellulose (also referred to herein as "CMC") and carboxymethylhydroxyethylcellulose are almost always sold as the sodium salt, and it is well-established commercial practice not to refer to this product as the sodium salt. . For purposes of this application, the description of these materials includes sodium salts and other alkali metal salts. Furthermore, alkali-soluble cellulose ethers such as alkali-soluble methylcellulose and hydroxyethylcellulose are also suitable, and for the purposes of this application the definition of water-soluble is intended to also include these alkali-soluble cellulose ethers. Although the amount of water-soluble cellulose ether required to be present on the inner surface of the food casing to impart the desired release properties can vary over a wide range, very small amounts are actually required. Generally, the tubular casings of the present invention contain from about 7.75 mg cellulose ether to about 108.5 mg cellulose ether ^per square meter of casing surface, preferably from about 38.7 mg/m ² to about 54.3 mg/m ² to the inner casing surface. contains. At more than 108.5 mg/m ² of cellulose ether, so-called "leaching", ie surface exudation of the fatty components of the filled food product, can occur. Another essential component of the coatings useful in this invention is a water-insoluble alkylene oxide adduct or mixtures thereof of one or more fatty acid partial esters, where the alkylene oxide moiety has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, preferably 2 carbon atoms. Contains a carbon atom. The adduct is preferably an alkoxylated glyceride, particularly preferably an ethoxylated mono- and di-glyceride, most preferably an ethoxylated mono-glyceride and mixtures thereof. However, other water-insoluble adducts within the scope of fatty acid partial esters of the above type also fall within the scope of the invention. As used herein, the term "water-insoluble" when referring to adducts of the invention having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) value ranging from about 10 to about 13, more preferably from about 11 to about 13. is meant to indicate any such adduct that has. Water-insoluble alkylene oxide adducts of fatty acids or fatty acid partial esters having HLB values within the above ranges are well known to those skilled in the art and are readily available. Particularly preferred types of compositions within the scope of the invention have the formula: R ₁ -C _{3 H} 6 O ₃ -R ₂ or R ₁ (C ₂ H ₄ O) _o R ₃ [R ₁ is 10 to 24 R ₂ is -(C ₂ H ₄ O) _o H, where n is an integer from 1 to 40, and R ₃ is hydrogen or a long chain fatty acid group having 10 to 40 carbon atoms.
It is a long chain fatty acid group having 24. Particularly suitable compounds of this type are well known and are described in detail along with their method of preparation in US Pat. No. 3,490,918, which is incorporated herein by reference. A particularly suitable adduct of this type is commercially available as "Mazor 80MG", a product of Mather Chemicals. Other useful adducts include: polyoxyethylene (5) sorbitan monooleate (HLB No. = 10.0); polyoxyethylene glycol (400) dilaurate (HLB No. =
10.0); Polyoxyethylene (9) monostearate (HLB No. = 11.2); Polyoxyethylene (9) monooleate (HLB No. = 11.0); Polyethylene glycol (400) monotalate (HLB No. =
11.0); polyethylene glycol (4000) monostearate (HLB No.=13.0), etc. The adduct or mixture of adducts is generally used in the tubular casing in an amount of about 7.75 to about 155 mg/m ² , preferably about 7.75 to about 41.9 mg/m ² of the inner surface of the casing. The presence of adducts or mixtures of adducts in amounts less than about 7.75 mg/m ² causes pleat blocking and subsequent tearing of the casing during shear removal, and adduct levels greater than 155 mg/m ² result in pleat blocking and tearing of the casing upon subsequent shear removal. It tends to reduce the cohesiveness of the rod. The third essential component of the coating useful in this invention is an oil selected from the group consisting of animal and vegetable oils, favorite oils, and silicone oils. This third component can be applied to the casing as a coating composition or from a separate stream. The amount of the third component present on the inner surface of the casing is about 1.55 to about 4651 mg/to the casing surface.
^m2 , preferably from about 1.55 to about 775 mg/ ^m2 , particularly preferably from about 1.55 to about 77.5 mg/ ^m2 . Materials suitable for use as the third component include refined animal and vegetable oils, which are generally liquid at room temperature or have a melting point below about 38°C, or mineral oils and silicone oils of food grade. but preferably mineral oil. Applying a cellulose ether coating to the interior surface of the casing can be accomplished using any of a number of well-known methods. For example, a coating composition containing a water-soluble cellulose ether can be introduced into the casing as a liquid "slug" and the casing can be advanced through the liquid slug to coat its interior surface. Alternatively, a preferred method is to apply the aqueous coating composition to the inner surface of the casing via a hollow mandrel that advances the casing, for example in a manner similar to that described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,451,827 for Brittiford. Using the mandrel of the casing shearing equipment. Aqueous solutions of cellulose ethers have been found to be most suitable and preferred for producing the coated tubular fibrous and non-fibrous casings of the present invention. These aqueous solutions provide a more uniform coating of cellulose ether and better control the amount of cellulose ether and other components of the desired coating applied to the surface of the casing. However, for producing casings for certain applications it is sufficient to apply a coating composition containing water-soluble cellulose ether as a suspension. Additionally, the aqueous coating compositions useful in the present invention can optionally contain, and preferably do contain, a polyol in an amount of 10 to 90% by weight, based on the weight of the coating solution. This polyol contains 3 to 6 carbon atoms and at least 2 hydroxyl groups.
Typical polyols that can be used are glycerin, propylene glycol, triethylene glycol and sorbitol. The amount of polyol that may be used generally depends on the desired viscosity of the coating composition and, in turn, on the amount of water that can be tolerated by the tubular casing being treated as described in detail below. Among other features, polyols are particularly
3981041 and as is known, it acts as a "humectant" in the casing itself.
(The said US patent is hereby incorporated by reference). There are many influences on the manufacture of shirred casing rods and the suitability of shirred casing rods for use in processing a variety of food products, especially when using high-speed automatic equipment for shirring and filling operations. The factors are known. For example, if the moisture content of the tubular casing is greater than about 25% by weight, it will be difficult to form the proper pleats and pleat patterns, and the resulting pleated casing rod will "bend and twist." It is well known in the art that this can occur, making the filling operation more difficult. Additionally, it has been found that when water is applied to the casing during the shirring process, the use of excessive amounts of water causes the casing to stick to the shirring mandrel, making processing extremely difficult, if not impossible. are doing. Therefore, if it is desired to apply the coating composition described herein while the tubular casing is being passed over the shirring mandrel before or during the shirring operation, the casing may be coated with a water-soluble cellulose ether. It has been found that the amount of coating composition applied when treating the interior surface must be adjusted to limit the amount of water added to the casing.
According to the present invention, the coated casing has a weight percent of about 11.0 to 25.0, preferably about 14.0 to about
It should have a moisture content of 22.0% by weight, more preferably 15.0-19.0% by weight. Furthermore, in order to prevent excess coating composition from being lost and wasted or accumulating in local areas of the shirred rod and having negative effects on it, more than can be absorbed by the casing. It is particularly advantageous to avoid applying large amounts of coating composition. Generally, no more than about 31 g/m ² , preferably no more than about 7.75 g/m ² of the coating composition should be applied to the inner surface of the tubular casing. Others are known to be of particular importance as they affect the suitability of pleated casing rods for use with automatic food filling equipment, such as those used in producing foods such as frankfurter sausages. A factor is the durability or cohesiveness of the shirring bar as a self-supporting article. Disassembly or destruction of the pleated rod before installation in the filling device renders the rod unsuitable for use. Therefore, any treatment, such as applying a coating to the tube-like food casing to be formed into a pleated casing rod, must not have an adverse effect on the cohesiveness of the pleated rod and should not affect the coating material. and its application method must take into account its effect on cohesion. The cohesiveness test used to determine this important property for pleated casing rods is described below. Cohesiveness Test Method The cohesiveness of a casing bar is determined by measuring the bending moment (cm-Kg or inch-pounds) at which the bar breaks. The casing bar is mounted on two V-notch support brackets fixed on the substrate and spaced apart by a distance D, in which case approximately 80-90% of the length of the casing bar is tested. 10.2cm (4 inches)
A pressure member with V-notch struts spaced apart by a distance D less than or equal to the distance D is centrally lowered to the top of the casing bar. The descending pressure is determined by a motor-operated rack and a pressure gauge (e.g., Hunter Force Indicator, Model L) fixed to the center of the pressure member.
Type 1M, provided by a pinion connection to a "hold-at-maximum device").
This force is progressively increased until the casing rod breaks. Record this force reading P (Kg). The bending moment (cm-Kg) at break in the device is equal to P/2 x 2 cm-Kg, so the force reading P is equal to the bending moment in cm-Kg required to break the casing bar. Generally, to be considered to have acceptable cohesion, at least about
A cohesiveness of 1.15 cm-Kg (1.0 inch-bond) is required for the casing rod, with at least about 2.9
Cohesiveness of significantly more than 2.5 inch-pounds (cm-Kg) is particularly suitable and preferred. Another factor that is important in influencing the suitability of shirred casing rods for use with automatic food filling equipment is the de-shirring force required to shirt the casing. If the required clearance force is excessive, tearing of the casing will occur during clearance. The coated casing of the present invention was evaluated using a crease removal force test, as described below. Testing for Decreasing Force This test was used to determine the force required to deplete selected casing rods in the direction of filling. The device used was a pressure gauge (model L-1).
Mold, manufactured by Ametek Testing Equipment Systems, 0 to 0.45Kg in 0.0045Kg increments
) and a pulley with an attached reel device used to tension and de-scramble the casing on the shirred rod.
Using this device, the casing rod can be moved at 1.14 m/min.
Pull and remove pleats at a constant speed. The test procedure for testing the pleat removal force consists of the following steps: (a) Cut approximately 5.1 cm samples from the selected pleated bar from the open end, midsection, and closed end of the bar. (b) Remove approximately 2.5 cm of pleats from the end of each rod sample by hand. Wrap the tape around the conical portion of the rod to ensure that the casing is not crimped at the conical portion. (c) Fix the creased part of the rod to the dynamometer with a spring clamp and attach the thread to the dynamometer. The other end of the rod is fixed to a reel device attached to a pulley. (d) starting the reel device and the pulley mechanism;
Start removing creases from the casing. The pleat removal force is determined by reading measurements with a force meter at two intervals, giving the most frequent ("modal") force reading.
Generally, a modal shear removal force of less than 0.295 Kg is preferred, and a force of less than 0.25 Kg is particularly preferred. The present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the following examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.
All parts and percentages are by weight unless otherwise specified. Example 1 Several coating compositions within the scope of the present invention were prepared having the compositions shown in the table below. The comparative composition shown in the table below as Comparative Composition A was prepared using "wine-wine" as a coating additive, as detailed in U.S. Pat.
80'' (trade name) according to the method described below. As detailed in the table below, compositions 1 to 3 of the invention contain "Mazol" as a coating additive.
Composition 4 of the present invention was used.
"Aldosparse MS20" is used as a coating additive.
(trade name), and Composition 5 is “Pegosperse”.
400 MO” (product name) was used.

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In preparing the compositions listed in the above table, the following procedure was followed. The carboxymethyl cellulose was first mixed with a portion of water in a blender, then the resulting mixture was transferred to a beaker and mixed with a high shear laboratory mixer. The other ingredients were then added sequentially as follows: coating additive (listed in the table above), mineral oil,
Additional water and propylene glycol to give the total amount of water as shown in Table 1. Finally, the resulting mixture was mixed for 10 minutes and then homogenized twice at 281 Kg/cm ² in a Gaulin homogenizer.
Each composition was then thoroughly mixed immediately prior to coating the casing samples to ensure homogeneity at the point of use. An industrially produced cellulose casing sample having a width dimension of approximately 3.0 inches was used to create the casing for this example. These casings are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 2,984,574 to Matetzky.
The shirring was carried out using a device such as that disclosed in Publication No. 3110058 relating to No. 1 and Marubatsuha. When each length of casing is pleated, apply the specific coating composition in the table above to 3.5 ml ^per inch of the inner surface of the casing.
mg of coating composition was applied, measuring via a shirring mandrel and using an expanding air stream. The coated pleated bars were then tested for the properties shown in the table below.

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Table: When comparing results, it is necessary to compare casings made with the test composition to casings made with the comparative composition at the same time from the same lot of casings. This comparison will be explained below. The results shown in Table 1 show that when the casings coated with compositions 1 and 2 of the present invention were used in the above-mentioned "cohesiveness test method", 3.38 cm and 4.73 cm
−Kg, which is required to break a rod coated with Comparative Composition A using a coating according to the example of U.S. Pat. No. 3,898,348. Clearly better than 2.32 in-lbs. Based on cohesive properties, casings coated with compositions 1 and 2 are believed to provide a significant improvement over the prior art comparative composition A. This is because the pleat removal force on the coated pleated bar (as measured by the above-mentioned "Creat Removal Force Test") and the stability of the coating solution (the coating solution was allowed to stand for 72 hours, and then these were visually inspected for % of phase separation). This is because the other physical properties, including the Composition 2 is the most preferred coating composition of the invention. Comparative Composition B, using a non-ethoxylated coating additive, sorbitan monooleate, showed significantly poorer cohesion results than Comparative Composition A, 1.18 inch-lbs. As used in compositions 1 and 2,
Composition 3 using the coating additive of the present invention in the form of ``80MG'' has a moisture content of 19.3% by weight and a moisture content of 0.133Kg per casing rod when used to coat casings at a level of 5.43g/ ^m2 . modal·
The present invention provides a coated casing with crease removal power. In addition to the properties of the coated casings shown in the table above, the peelability of casings coated with Composition 2 was compared to the peelability of casings coated with Comparative Composition A using a high speed automatic stripper. These two compositions were found to give casings with equally excellent release properties. Composition 4 utilized one of the coating additives of the present invention, namely 0.15% Aldosperse MS20 and water-insoluble polyoxyethylene (20) glycerol monostearate. When used to coat casings, the resulting pleated bar exhibited a cohesion value of 2.55 cm-Kg. This cohesion value using the polyoxyethylene (20) monostearate coating additive was apparently 1.43 required to break a rod coated with Comparative Composition C using the coating according to U.S. Pat. No. 3,898,348. Better than cm-Kg. The 0.18 Kg de-crease force for a casing coated with Composition 4 containing polyoxyethylene (20) glycerol monostearate is acceptable and higher than the 0.159 Kg de-crease force found for Comparative Composition C. Shows a slight increase. The slight separation observed with Composition 4 after 3 hours is acceptable when producing coated casings under conditions that allow some agitation of the composition. Although compositions that do not exhibit separation after 72 hours are more preferred, the cohesive values and crease removal power of casings made using Composition 4 indicate an acceptable finished product. Composition 5 contains other coating additives of the invention, namely
Use 0.15% Begosperse MO, a water-insoluble polyoxyethylene (9) monooleate.
When used to coat casings, the resulting pleated bar exhibited a cohesion value of 2.66. This cohesive value using the polyoxyethylene (9) monooleate coating additive is apparently greater than the 1.75 cm-Kg required to break a rod coated with Comparative Composition D using a coating according to U.S. Pat. No. 3,898,348. better than. The 0.18 Kg crease removal force for the casing coated with Composition 5 containing the coating additive polyethylene glycol (400) monooleate is acceptable and the 0.15 Kg crease removal force seen for the casing coated with Comparative Composition D. Shows a slight increase in removal power. The slight separation observed with Composition 4 is acceptable during the manufacture of coated casings. Although compositions that do not exhibit segregation after 72 hours are more preferred for ease of manufacture, measurements of cohesion and crease removal force for casings made using Composition 5 show that compositions that do not exhibit segregation after 72 hours are consistent with the teachings of the present invention. The improved pleated sausage casing product is shown. Example 2 Following the procedure of Example 1, several additional coating compositions within the scope of the present invention were prepared having the compositions shown in the table below. A comparative composition, shown in the table below as Comparative Composition E, was prepared using "Tween-80" as the coating additive. moreover,
A comparative example was prepared without using coating additives. As more fully described in the Table below, compositions 6 to 9 of the present invention include polyoxyethylene (5) sorbitan monooleate, polyethylene glycol (400) dilaurate, polyethylene glycol (400) monostearate and polyethylene glycol. (400) monotalate and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate were used as commercial products as shown in Table 1. In preparing the compositions set forth in the table below, the procedures used were the same as described in Example 1 above, except that the amounts of each component were as set forth in the table. A sample of an industrially produced cellulose casing, such as that described in Example 1 above, was coated with the composition shown in Table 1 to give an amount of coating composition of 0.54 mg/cm ² per square cm of the inner surface of the casing. Each was processed separately. Each sample of casing was then pleated to form a pleated coated bar approximately 35.6 inches long. The pleated coated bar was then tested for the properties shown in the table. These properties are shown in Example 1 above.
As defined in . These results are shown for tests carried out 7 days after shirring using coated bars having a moisture content ranging from 18.5 to 21.5% by weight based on the total weight of the casing, and the results are shown in the table below. Table Ingredients Weight% Water 66.28 Propylene Glycol 28.40 Carboxymethyl Cellulose 0.42 Mineral Oil 4.00 Coating Additives 0.90

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[Table] Separation%
In particular, the results shown in the above table show that compositions 6 to 6
8 indicates that continuous mixing or stirring must be carried out when coating casings with these compositions. The need for agitation is such that the % phase separation after 72 hours of standing is 90% for these compositions.
Based on results ranging from ~91%.
In contrast, Comparative Composition E using "Tween-80" showed no phase separation after 72 hours. Compositions 6-9 showed improved results compared to Comparative Composition E. In particular, the modal pleat removal forces for pleated casings coated with each of Compositions 6-9 were 0.16-0.24 Kg (0.35-0.521 b), which was within the preferred range of less than 0.29 Kg (0.551 b). On the other hand, comparative composition F is 0.44Kg
(0.961b), and Comparative Composition E shows a significantly higher modal pleat removal force of (0.961 b), and Comparative Composition E is comparable to values for pleated casings coated with Compositions 6-8.
It showed a modal fold removal force of 0.16Kg (0.371b). Cohesion values for casings coated with compositions 6-8 and aged for 7 days are 5.10-1.37 cm-Kg
(4.43 to 5.03 inches - 1b). These are considered acceptable values, superior to the cohesive value of 4.07 cm-Kg (3.53 in-lb) for Comparative Composition E, and the cohesive value for Comparative Composition G.
5.40 cm-Kg (4.69 inches-1b) and comparative composition F
It can be seen that the agglomeration value is comparable to that of 5.28 cm-Kg (4.58 inches-1b).

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A coating on the inner surface, the coating consisting of at least three components, the first component being a water-soluble cellulose ether, and the second component being at least a fatty acid or a fatty acid partial ester. HLB value is 10~
is a water-insoluble alkylene oxide adduct of 13,
and the third component is an oil selected from the group consisting of animal and vegetable oils, mineral oils and silicone oils, and the first component of the coating is 7.75 to 108.5 mg/m ² to the inner surface of the casing. (0.005～0.07mg/ ⁱⁿ² )
, the second component is present in an amount of 7.75 to 155 mg/m ² (0.005 to 0.1 mg/in ² ) of the inner surface of the casing, and the third component is present in an amount of 1.55 to 155 mg/m 2 (0.005 to 0.1 mg/in 2 ) of the inner surface of the casing. Tube-shaped, characterized in that it is present in the coating in an amount of 4651 mg/m ² (0.001 to 3 mg/in ² ), is suitable for filling food products and can be easily peeled off from the food processed therein. Cellulose casing. 2. The casing of claim 1, wherein the cellulose ether component of the coating is selected from the group consisting of methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, carboxymethylhydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose. 3. A casing according to claim 1, wherein the adduct comprises a mixture of ethoxylated monoglycerides. 4 The adduct has the formula: R ₁ −C ₃ H ₆ O ₃ −R ₂ or R ₁ (C ₂ H ₄ O) _o R ₃ [where R ₁ is a long chain fatty acid having 10 to 24 carbon atoms] group, R ₂ is -(C ₂ H ₄ O) _o H,
where n is an integer of 1 to 40, and _R3 is hydrogen or a long chain fatty acid group having 10 to 24 carbon atoms.
Casing as described in section. 5. The casing according to claim 1, wherein the water-soluble cellulose ether component of the coating is present in an amount of 38.7 to 54.3 mg/m ² based on the casing surface. 6 The second component of the coating is applied to the casing surface.
A casing according to claim 1, wherein the casing is present in an amount of 7.75 to 41.9 mg/ ^m2 . 7. The casing of claim 1, wherein the third component of the coating comprises mineral oil. 8 The third component of the coating is applied to the inner surface of the casing by 1.55
A casing according to claim 1, wherein the casing is present in the coating in an amount of ˜775 mg/m ² . 9 At least 1.15 cm-Kg in pleated form
The casing according to claim 1, having a cohesive property of. 10. The casing according to claim 1, wherein the casing further contains a polyol.