Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Cellulose Casings
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Food Ingredients Features
- Features and Benefits
• Regenerated cellulose
• Permeable to smoke and water vapor
• Providing stretch properties adapted to your products with standard casing or PR for cylindrical shapes and VISREX, HS or ZEPHYR® for oval meat products
• Available pre-moisturized
• Available in reels, bundles, cut pieces or shirred stick finish format
• Available clear, smoked, or other colors (non-transferable)
• Providing exceptional clarity and glossy surfaces to enhance appearance of finished product
• Printing up to 6 colors on the front and/or back
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Soaking
Casings which are not pre-moisturized must be soaked in water prior to use. Pre-moisturized casings do not require soaking prior to use.
- Stuffing / Clipping
• Select the proper clip size and adjust clipping pressure to ensure a tight fit without causing damage to the casing.
• Recommended Stuffing Diameters (RSD) indicate the designed stuff diameters. Stuffing below or above these diameters could affect casing performance.
Technical Details & Test Data
- Treatments
• REG (no treatment) pre-moisturized
• E-Z PEEL® easy release
• SEC anti-mold treatment
Finishing Formats
• Reels
• Bundles
• Cut pieces
• Shirred sticks
Printing
• 1 to 6 colors, front and back side
Packaging & Availability
- Size and Color Range
• Americas: From 65 to 244 mm
• Europe: From 34 to 250 mm
• Clear
• Smoked
• Other colors available- Casing Size
EUROPE HS VISREX Casing Size RSD (mm) Casing Size RSD (mm) HS 8 87 VX 55/75 55 to 75 HS 9 95 VX 60/87 60 to 87 HS 10 109 VX 85 85 HS 12 122 VX 90 90 HS 13 138 VX 98 98 HS 15 153 VX110 110 HS 18 180 VX 85/120 85 to 120 HS 21 211 VX 115 115 AMERICAS C CASING Casing Size Circumference (in) RSD (in) RSD (mm) 65 6.5 2.07 53 75 7.5 2.39 61 85 8.5 2.71 69 97 9.75 3.1 79 110 11 3.5 89 AMERICAS HS and ZEPHYR®Casing Size Circumference (in) RSD (in) RSD (mm) Z R 21 6.69 170 Z U 23.625 7.52 191 Z W 25 7.96 202 Z Y 28 8.9 226 Z Z 30.167 9.61 244 EUROPE PR ZEPHYR® RSD (mm) RSD (mm) Casing Size Manual Automatic Casing Size Manual Automatic PR 34 37 34 AE 87 - PR 36 40 36 DE 97 - PR 38 45 38 FE 113 - PR 40 46 40 HE & HP 129 120 PR 42 47 42 LE & LP 150 140 PR 45 50 45 RE 170 155 PR 50 55 50 RP 170 160 PR 53 58 53 WE 202 190 PR 55 60 55 YP 220 208 PR 58 63 58 Y 226 205 PR 60 65 60 Z 240 220 PR 66 70 66 ZP 240 230 PR 70 80 70 XLG 245 240 PR 80 90 80 XXL 250 245 PR 86 95 86 PR 92 100 92 PR 108 120 108 *Large Cellulose Casing is intended to be used as a mold to shape the product during food processing and is not meant to be eaten. Large Cellulose Casing is indigestible and must be removed prior to eating.
Storage & Handling
- Storage & Handling
• Use pre-moisturized casings within 1 year of delivery and not pre-moisturized within 2 years
• Store in a cool, dry place
• Avoid hot or freezing cold storage areas
• Store in original containers until use
• Replace unused open casings in sealed airtight bags in original container
• To avoid damaging materials, do not open cartons with knives, sharp instruments or hooks