Claims
- 1. A process for degreasing collagen containing material for the manufacture of gelatin comprising:
- providing a collagen containing material;
- adding a lipase solution at a concentration of greater than 0.1 ppm to the collagen containing material for a time sufficient to solubilize fat contained in the collagen containing material to produce degreased collagen containing material with a fat content of less than 1 weight percent.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the lipase solution has a pH of from 4to 12.
- 3. The process of claim 1 wherein the lipase solution is at a temperature of from 17 to 70 .degree. C.
- 4. The process of claim 1 wherein the collagen containing material comprises animal bones or hides.
- 5. The process of claim 1 wherein the time sufficent to solubilize fat is from 1 to 8 hours.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application relates to commonly assigned application Ser. No. 09/186,443 and now U.S. Pat. No. 5,919,906 filed simultaneously herewith. This application relates to commonly assigned copending application Ser. No. 09/185,491, filed simultaneously herewith. This application relates to commonly assigned copending application Ser. No. 09/185,440, filed simultaneously herewith.
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