Claims
- 1. A substantially batter free, unbreaded food product comprised of a food portion coated with a hydrated and heat set edible artificial skin forming composition comprised of:
- 80 to 90% of an alkyl cellulose ether; and
- 7 to 20% of a plasma protein;
- said composition being 100% by weight; wherein said coated food portion is capable of being cooked on a hot surface without sticking, charring or losing its integrity.
- 2. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 1 wherein said blend further comprises up to 10% of a gum.
- 3. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 2 wherein said gum is guar gum.
- 4. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 1 wherein said blend further comprises up to 10% of a browning agent.
- 5. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 4 wherein said browning agent is selected from the group consisting of monosaccharides, disaccharides, nonfat milk, whey and corn syrup solids.
- 6. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 4 wherein said browning agent is dextrose.
- 7. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 6 wherein said dextrose comprises about 3 to 5% of said substantially batter free, unbreaded food product.
- 8. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 1 wherein said blend further comprises a flavorant.
- 9. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 8 wherein said flavorant is selected from the group consisting of lemon butter, dill, garlic, cajun, lemon herb and barbecue.
- 10. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 8 wherein said flavorant provides a smokey or buttery flavor.
- 11. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 1 wherein said alkyl cellulose ether is hydroxypropylmethylcellulose.
- 12. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 1 wherein said plasma protein comprises a blood plasma hydrolyzed meat protein.
- 13. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 1 wherein said blend comprises about 85% hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, about 10% of a hydrolyzed bovine blood plasma protein and about 5% guar gum.
- 14. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 1 wherein said alkyl cellulose ether comprises about 85% hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, about 10% of a hydrolyzed bovine blood plasma protein and about 5% dextrose.
- 15. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 1 wherein said blend is a hydrated and heat set edible skin.
- 16. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 15 wherein said coated food product is capable of being cooked on a hot surface without sticking, charring or breaking apart.
- 17. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 1 wherein said food portion is a fish portion.
- 18. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 17 wherein said fish portion is a cod fish portion.
- 19. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 17 wherein said fish portion is a pollock fish portion.
- 20. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 1 wherein said food portion is an onion slice.
- 21. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 1 wherein said food portion is a zucchini slice.
- 22. The substantially batter free, unbreaded food product of claim 1 wherein said food portion is a beef portion.
Parent Case Info
This application is a Division of application Ser. No. 08/328,944, filed on Oct. 25, 1994, which is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/047,885, filed Apr. 14, 1993, now abandoned, which is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 07/696,669, filed May 7, 1991, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (23)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Edible Films and Coatings: A Review, J. J. Kester, et al., Food Technology, Dec. 1966, pp. 47-59. |
Divisions (1)
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Oct 1994 |
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Continuations (2)
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