Claims
- 1. A room-temperature, bacteriologically-stable dressing product having a moisture content of between 20% and 90% by weight and a pH of at least 4.2 wherein the acetic acid content of the product is between 0.2% and 4.0% by weight of the aqueous phase and wherein the product contains buffering salts selected from the group consisting of the soluble salts of acetic acid, the soluble salts of citric acid and combinations thereof at a level of from 0.4% to 3.0% by weight of the aqueous phase.
- 2. The dressing product of claim 1 which contains carbohydrate materials at a level of from 5% to 40% by weight.
- 3. The dressing product of claim 1 wherein the pH is at least about 4.3.
- 4. The dressing product of claim 1 or 3 wherein the buffering salts consist of sodium acetate and sodium citrate.
- 5. The dressing product of claim 1 or 3 wherein the buffering salts consist of sodium acetate.
- 6. The dressing product of claim 1 wherein the acetic acid level is from 0.5% to 2.5 by weight of the aqueous phase.
- 7. The dressing product of claim 1 wherein the acetic acid level is from 0.8 to 4.0% by weight of the aqueous phase.
- 8. The dressing product of claim 1, 6 or 7 wherein the buffering salt level is from 0.6% to 2.0% by weight of the aqueous phase.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 135,738 filed Mar. 31, 1980, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (3)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Levine and Fellers, "Action of Acetic Acid on Food Spoilage Microorganisms," J. Bact., Vol. 39, 1940. |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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135738 |
Mar 1980 |
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