US3878307A
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Process for producing cured meats
Assignee: Lever Brothers Co
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Filing: 1974-01-07
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Granted: 1975-04-15
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Expires: 1994-01-07
Abstract
Abstract In the preparation of cured meat, curing is carried out under conditions such as to control the amount of free nitrite that remains in the cured meat, and at least the major proportion of the residual free nitrite is then destroyed without significantly affecting the cured colour by means of a substance that reacts with said residual free nitrite, said substance containing sulfur dioxide in combined form and being selected from the group consisting of alkali metal sulfites, bisulfites, and thiosulfates.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Herder Coleman
- 👤 Roland Sydney Hannan
- 👤 David Richard Duke Osborne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:23
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23B; A23B4/00; A23B4/02; A23B4/023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
IN A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CURED MEAT WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING THE MEAT WITH BRINE CONTAINING AN ALKALI METAL NITRITE UNDER CONDITIONS WHEREIN A FREE NITRITE CONTENT OF FROM 10 TO 80 PARTS PER MILLION IS LEFT IN THE CURED MEAT, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES DESTROYING AT LEAST THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE RESIDUAL FREE NITRITE BY TREATING SAID CURED MEAT WITH A SUBSTANCE DISSOLVED IN BRINE THAT REACTS WITH NITRITE BUT DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE COLOR OF SAID CURED MEAT, SAID SUBSTANCE (A) CONTAINING SULPHUR DIOXIDE IN COMBINED FORM AND BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKALI METAL SULPHITES, BISULPHITES AND THIOSULPHATES, AND (B) BEING EMPOLYED IN AN AMOUNT OF FROM ABOUT 50 TO ABOUT 500 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF COMBINED SULPHUR DIOXIDE PER MILLION PARTS BY WEIGHT OF SAID CURED MEAT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
IN A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CURED MEAT WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING THE MEAT WITH BRINE CONTAINING AN ALKALI METAL NITRITE UNDER CONDITIONS WHEREIN A FREE NITRITE CONTENT OF FROM 10 TO 80 PARTS PER MILLION IS LEFT IN THE CURED MEAT, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES DESTROYING AT LEAST THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE RESIDUAL FREE NITRITE BY TREATING SAID CURED MEAT WITH A SUBSTANCE DISSOLVED IN BRINE THAT REACTS WITH NITRITE BUT DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE COLOR OF SAID CURED MEAT, SAID SUBSTANCE (A) CONTAINING SULPHUR DIOXIDE IN COMBINED FORM AND BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKALI METAL SULPHITES, BISULPHITES AND THIOSULPHATES, AND (B) BEING EMPOLYED IN AN AMOUNT OF FROM ABOUT 50 TO ABOUT 500 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF COMBINED SULPHUR DIOXIDE PER MILLION PARTS BY WEIGHT OF SAID CURED MEAT.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein said substance containing sulphur dioxide in combined form is sodium sulphite or bisulphite.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein said substance is employed in an amount corresponding to from about 350 to about 450 parts by weight of combined sulphur dioxide per 106 parts by weight of meat.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein said substance containing sulphur dioxide in combined form is sodium thiosulphate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein said cured meat is bacon.
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