Sausage casing is the material that contains and encloses the filling of the sausage. Casings may be either natural or artificial. Casing can refer to: Casing (ammunition) Casing (sausage) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Plate with German Wurst (liver, blood and ham sausage) A sausage consists of ground meat, animal fat, salt, and spices, and sometimes other ingredients such as herbs, usually packed in a casing. ...

Natural casings of sausages are made from the submucosa, a layer of the intestine that consists mainly of collagen. The fat and the inner mucosa lining are removed. Natural casings tend to be brittle once cooked and tend to "snap" when the sausage is bitten. They may also rupture during the cooking process; often, this indicates that the cooking was done too rapidly. Natural casings may be hardened and rendered less permeable through drying and smoking processes. Natural casings come mainly from sheep and pigs intestines, though beef intestine is also used. Plate with German Wurst (liver, blood and ham sausage) A sausage consists of ground meat, animal fat, salt, and spices, and sometimes other ingredients such as herbs, usually packed in a casing. ... In the gastrointestinal tract. ... In anatomy, the intestine is the segment of the alimentary canal extending from the stomach to the anus and, in humans and other mammals, consists of two segments, the small intestine and the large intestine (or colon). ... Tropocollagen triple helix. ... For other uses, see FAT. Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. ... The mucous membranes (or mucosa) are linings of ectodermic origin, covered in epithelium, that line various body cavities and internal organs. ... A whole potato, sliced pieces (right), and dried sliced pieces (left) Drying is a method of food preservation that works by removing water from the food, which prevents the growth of microorganisms and decay. ... Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Smoking Smoking is the process of preserving, cooking, or flavoring food by exposing it to the smoke from burning or smoldering plant materials, most often wood. ...

Artificial casings are made of collagen, cellulose, or even plastic. Tropocollagen triple helix. ... Cellulose as polymer of β-D-glucose Cellulose in 3D Cellulose (C6H10O5)n is a polysaccharide of beta-glucose. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Moisture and heat make casings softer and more porous.

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