Claims
- 1. A food product which comprises:a. dressed chicken meat selected from the group consisting of i) a whole dressed chicken and ii) a dressed chicken part; and b. a coating of a water solution of sodium diacetate that i) extends continuously across the external surfaces of said dressed chicken meat, ii) is retained on said external surfaces, because of the surface tension of said water solution, after said dressed chicken meat is coated with said solution and is hung freely to permit excess liquid to drain away, and iii) is substantially free of any adhesive material.
- 2. The food product of claim 1 in which the external surface of said coating of a water solution of sodium diacetate is substantially smooth throughout.
- 3. The food product of claim 1 in which the sodium diacetate of said water solution is retained in solid form as a continuous coating on the external surfaces of said dressed chicken meat after the water of said solution has evaporated.
- 4. The food product of claim 3 which includes a removable casing positioned around said dressed chicken and said coating of sodium diacetate, said casing being installed in said position after substantially all said liquid has been permitted to evaporate.
- 5. The food product of claim 1 which includes a removable casing positioned around said dressed chicken meat and said coating of the water solution of sodium diacetate, said casing being installed in said position after said dressed chicken meat has been coated with said water solution and said excess liquid has been permitted to drain away.
- 6. The food product of claim 1 in which the percentage by weight of sodium diacetate in said water solution is from about 0.02% to about 0.099% of the weight of said food product.
- 7. The method of producing a food product which comprises:(a) applying to a dressed chicken meat, selected from the group consisting of a whole dressed chicken and a dressed chicken part, a water solution of sodium diacetate to produce a coating of said water solution that extends continuously across the external surfaces of said dressed chicken meat, said water solution of sodium diacetate being substantially free of any adhesive material; and (b) thereafter hanging said chicken meat freely to permit excess liquid to drain away.
- 8. The method of claim 7 in which the external surface of said coating of the water solution of sodium diacetate is substantially smooth throughout.
- 9. The method of claim 7 in which said dressed chicken part coated with a water solution of sodium diacetate is permitted to dry out until substantially all the water in said solution of sodium diacetate has evaporated and the sodium diacetate is retained in dry solid form as a continuous coating on the external surfaces of said dressed chicken meat.
- 10. The method of claim 9 in which a removable casing is positioned around said dressed chicken meat after substantially all the water in said coating of a water solution of sodium diacetate has been permitted to evaporate.
- 11. The method of claim 9 in which the percentage by weight of sodium diacetate in said water solution, from which said solid coating of sodium diacetate is derived, is from about 0.02% to about 0.099% of the weight of said food product.
- 12. The method of claim 7 in which, after said dressed chicken meat has been coated with a water solution of sodium diacetate, a removable casing is positioned around said treated chicken meat.
- 13. The method of claim 7 in which the percentage by weight of sodium diacetate in said water solution is from about 0.02% to about 0.099% of the weight of said food product.
Parent Case Info
This application is based on applicant's provisional application Ser. No. 60/083,660 filed Apr. 30, 1998.
PCT Information
Filing Document |
Filing Date |
Country |
Kind |
102e Date |
371c Date |
PCT/US99/09461 |
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WO |
00 |
7/7/2000 |
7/7/2000 |
Publishing Document |
Publishing Date |
Country |
Kind |
WO99/55167 |
11/4/1999 |
WO |
A |
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Number |
Name |
Date |
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3025170 |
Murphy et al. |
Mar 1962 |
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3065084 |
Melnick et al. |
Nov 1962 |
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Foreign Referenced Citations (2)
Number |
Date |
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0312519 |
Apr 1989 |
EP |
WO9003118 |
Apr 1990 |
WO |
Provisional Applications (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
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60/083660 |
Apr 1998 |
US |