There are two types of casings: natural casings and artificial casings
Natural casings are mainly used for animal intestines, the most commonly used are sheep intestines, pig intestines
Advantages of natural casings: edible, good taste, breathable, good toughness, good shrinkage and expansion and elasticity, best for short-term use.
Disadvantages of natural casings: not suitable for long-term storage, easy to breed bacteria, different calibers, less output, not suitable for large-scale processing in factories.
There are many kinds of artificial casings, collagen casings, fiber casings, cellulose casings, vegetarian casings, plastic casings, mesh casings, etc.
The most common type of plastic casings on the market are plastic casings. Except for the outer packaging, casings are also required when making sausages. This kind of casings are usually used, such as collagen casings, fiber casings, cellulose casings, and vegetarian casings.
IFINECASING is one of the world's leading manufacturers of artificial casings (collagen, cellulose, fiber, and plastic) for the food industry, offering a variety of artificial casings, including collagen casings, fiber casings, cellulose casings, vegetarian casings, plastic casings, mesh casings, etc.
The casings products of IFINECASING have a consistent caliber and excellent processing performance and have the choice of multiple types and sizes of fiber bushing, which can produce the widest diameter range of fiber bushing.
The advantages of edible artificial casings: Collagen casings are edible casings, which contain functional products with high protein, low sugar and low fat.
Good taste and natural appearance
Stable and uniform diameter
Food Safety and Traceability
Hygiene (more bacteria in natural casings)
Can be customized as needed (size, shape, color, etc.)
Permeable to smoke and water vapor for optimum smoke and coloration
Printable to create more personalized products
Halal and Kosher certification available
Flexibility: Can shrink together with sausages