Fruit and vegetable films and uses thereof
CA 2579508 C · Owner: The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture · Inventors: De Bord, Matthew D.; Olsen, Carl W.; Mchugh, Tara H.
Overview
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The present invention is directed to monolayer bi-layer, and multilayer films , made from fruit vegetable or a combination thereof, which films have the thinness, strength, flexibility, and crispness to serve as alternates or substitutes for seaweed-based films such as nori while providing the , nutrition and flavor of fruits and vegetables. The films are useful for wrapping around a multiplicity of foods and can be used to provide wrapped , foods including for example, fruit and vegetable wrapped sushi and onigiri.
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- Filed September 7, 2005 and granted July 22, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 7, 2025.
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