Edible Food Packaging

1. Edible Food Packaging

2. Challenges
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3. • food wrapped in food.
• once you’re done eating the food inside the package,
you finish off the package too.
• Edible packaging material undergoes biodegradation
under the action of enzymes present in the stomach
and intestines of humans and animals.
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Teixeira-Costa, B. E., & Andrade, C. T. (2021). Natural polymers used in edible
food packaging—History, function and application trends as a sustainable
alternative to synthetic plastic. Polysaccharides, 3(1), 32-58.
3000 B.C Mesopotamia
Stomachs and intestines of the
slaughtered animal used for sausage
casting
2nd Century China
Waxes were applied to oranges and
lemons to retard water loss

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11th century Northern China
Sugar Coated Fresh fruit (Tanghulu)
15th century Japan
Edible film Made from soymilk by
evaporation

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1904 US
Ice cream cone invented
1950
Carnauba wax and oil in water
emulsions used for coating fresh
fruits and veggies etc.

7. 20th century
Edible films (e.g. composite film)
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Edible Film Made from Seaweed
Edible Straw Made from a mix of rice and
tapioca. Made by

8. • Growing at a CAGR of 6.81 from 2017 to
2023.
• Europe is expected to be the leading
contributor to the global edible packaging
market
• The edible packaging market in Asia-Pacific is
expected to grow at the highest rate during the
forecast period
• India, China, and Australia, are expected
to provide numerous growth opportunities to
the market.
697
million
USD
Market value of The edible packaging According to "Edible Packaging Market by Material type and End user Global
Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast”
1097
million
USD
2016 2023
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10. Requirements for edible coating/film
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11. 1. Edible Coating
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12. 2.Edible Film
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13. Edible Coating methods
Dipping
Brushing
Enrobing
Pan coating Drum Coating Spraying
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14. Film Casting
Used in the laboratory scale
Continuous casting
Edible film casting methods
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16. • Environment friendly ( can be consumed / biodegradable )
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THEN NOW
The edible drink pods (seaweed extract -
sodium alginate) ( pop into their
mouths), London Marathon, replaced
thousands of cups
Made by Notpla

17. • Convenience
Edible films for frying fish, poultry
Starch Film
Made by Belarusian State University
Edible packaging for instant noodles spices
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Seaweed based Film

18. Candies in edible primary
(Arrowroot Starch Film) packaging
• Convenience
(Seaweed Based)
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19. • As a carrier for functional active compounds
edible packaging materials is their use as a matrix and carrier of different functional additives
Onion extract ( Quercetin) bio film with antioxidant properties for processed meat products
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20. Aloe Vera coated fuji apple
Control
• Shelf life extension
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Fuji apple after 9 days at 4℃

21. • Shelf life extension
Cucumber after 21 days at 10 ℃
Plant Extracts and Corn Starch
coated Cucumber
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Control

22. Alginate coated
• Shelf life extension
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Okra pods after 15 days at 28°C
Control

23. • Active and intelligent packaging
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Intelligent film applied on strawberries

24. • Application of Nanotechnology
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Edible material Edible nano material with
GRAS status
Improved barrier and mechanical
property

25. Cannot used where, unsanitary food
handling conditions occur
They need secondary packaging
expensive
Off flavor.
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