Patent: 5,230,915
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Summary for Patent: 5,230,915
| Title: | Process for preparing a powdered cooked cured-meat pigment |
| Abstract: | The pigment responsible for the color of cooked cured-meats has been prepared from red blood cells, directly or indirectly through a hemin intermediate. The process for preparing this pigment includes reacting bovine or hog red blood cells with a nitrosating agent and a reductant, at elevated temperatures, to provide a cooked cured-meat pigment; stabilizing and/or encapsulating and/or protecting the cooked cured-meat pigment to provide a stabilized cooked cured-meat pigment; and drying the stabilized cooked cured-meat pigment by spray-drying, drum-drying or freeze-drying techniques. As an essential feature of this invention, the pigment is encapsulated in carbohydrate-based wall materials for easy handling. The stabilized pigment, when added to meat prior to cooking, reproduces the typical color of a nitrite-cured meat product. |
| Inventor(s): | Shahidi; Fereidoon (St. John\'s, CA), Pegg; Ronald B. (St. John\'s, CA) |
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| Application Number: | 07/743,502 |
| Patent Claims: | see list of patent claims |
Details for Patent 5,230,915
| Applicant | Tradename | Biologic Ingredient | Dosage Form | BLA | Approval Date | Patent No. | Expiredate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recordati Rare Diseases, Inc. | PANHEMATIN | hemin for injection | For Injection | 101246 | 07/20/1983 | ⤷ Try a Trial | 2010-10-08 |
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