RECONSTITUTED PLANT MATERIAL AND ITS USE FOR PACKAGING, WRAPPING AND FOOD APPLIANCES
The present invention relates to a plant-based wrapping paper for wrapping food. The plants (raw materials) may be fruits, herbs, medicinal plants, tea, vegetables and/or spices. The invention further relates to a method for producing said wrapping paper, its use for wrapping food or its use as packaging material.
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60 . A food product comprising:
a food; and
a wrapping paper in contact with the food, the wrapping paper comprising a layer of a fibrous plant product and a plant extract applied thereto.
61 . A food product as defined in claim 60 , wherein the layer of the fibrous plant product comprises a plant comprising a fruit, an herb, a medicinal plant, a tea, a vegetable, a spice, or mixtures thereof.
62 . A food product as defined in claim 60 , wherein the layer of the fibrous plant product comprises a blend of different plants.
63 . A food product as defined in claim 60 , wherein the plant extract is obtained from the same plant used to form the layer of the fibrous plant product.
64 . A food product as defined in claim 60 , wherein the layer of the fibrous plant product comprises at least 70% of fibrous plant product from one plant.
65 . A food product as defined in claim 60 , wherein the wrapping paper transfers flavoring to the food.
66 . A food product as defined in claim 60 , wherein the layer of the fibrous plant product or the plant extract comprises a spice or an herb.
67 . A food product as defined in claim 60 , wherein the wrapping paper is in the form of a bag, a papillote, or a box.
68 . A food product as defined in claim 60 , wherein the wrapping paper comprises corrugated cardboard.
69 . A food product as defined in claim 60 , wherein the food comprises a meat, a fish, cheese, or a bakery product.
70 . A food product as defined in claim 60 , wherein the food comprises a vegetable or a fruit.
71 . A food product as defined in claim 60 , wherein the food is wrapped with the wrapping paper.
72 . A food product as defined in claim 60 , wherein the food is wrapped totally with the wrapping paper to form a closed system and wherein the wrapping paper has been sealed.
73 . A food product as defined in claim 60 , wherein the food, while in the wrapping paper, has been cooked, fried, roasted, barbecued, or baked.
74 . A food product as defined in claim 60 , wherein the layer of the fibrous plant product comprises an insoluble residue fraction obtained from a plant, the plant comprising a fruit, an herb, a spice, a medicinal plant, a tea, or a vegetable and wherein the plant extract is comprised of an extract obtained from the same plant.
75 . A food product as defined in claim 60 , wherein the layer of the fibrous plant product comprises an insoluble residue fraction obtained from a plant, the plant comprising a fruit, an herb, a spice, a medicinal plant, a tea, or a vegetable and wherein the layer of the fibrous plant product further comprises cellulose fibers.
76 . A method of preparing food comprising:
wrapping food with a wrapping paper comprising a layer of a fibrous plant product and a plant extract applied thereto; and
cooking, frying, roasting, barbecuing, or baking the wrapped food.
77 . A method as defined hi claim 76 , wherein the wrapping paper contacts the food when wrapped.
78 . A method as defined in claim 76 , wherein the wrapping paper adds flavoring to the food during cooking, frying, roasting, barbecuing, or baking.
79 . A method as defined in claim 76 , wherein the layer of the fibrous plant product comprises an insoluble residue fraction obtained from a plant, the plant comprising a fruit, an herb, a spice, a medicinal plant, a tea, or a vegetable and wherein the plant extract applied to the layer of the fibrous plant product is obtained from the same plant.