Patents Assigned to Kalsec, Incorporated
  • Method of extending color life of modified atmosphere packaged fresh red meat using plant extracts
    Patent number: 7037543
    Abstract: The color life of modified atmosphere packaged fresh red meat is extended by contacting the fresh red meat with an extract of a Labiatae herb prior to packaging the meat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Kalsec, Incorporated
    Inventors: Constance L. Sandusky, Gregory S. Reynhout, Thomas S. Jones
  • Method for preparing color changing food
    Patent number: 6120821
    Abstract: A food composition having the ability to change color when heated to a temperature above 160.degree., comprising (1) an edible substrate and (2) a color system of colored edible particles coated by a composition consisting essentially of (a) a distilled glyceride selected from the group consisting of distilled monoglycerides, distilled diglycerides and mixtures thereof and (b) titanium dioxide. In a preferred form, the coating also contains carbomethoxy cellulose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Kalsec, Incorporated
    Inventors: Martha Goodin, Gordon C. Kivi, Carol L. Locey