Edible oils, ghee and hydrogenated fats (vanaspati) are an integral part of the Indian diet. India is the leading importer of vegetable oils which usually come in expensive tin containers and galvanised iron drums, and then get sold in loose form by retail vendors. This provides scope for adulteration with cheaper oils - a practice that has been the cause of ill health in India and other parts of the world.

1. CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR OIL AND GHEE
PACKAGING

2. INTRODUCTION
Edible oils, ghee and hydrogenated fats (vanaspati) are an integral part of
the Indian diet.
India is the leading importer of vegetable oils which usually come in
expensive tin containers and galvanised iron drums, and then get sold in
loose form by retail vendors.
This provides scope for adulteration with cheaper oils - a practice that
has been the cause of ill health in India and other parts of the world.

3. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR OIL & GHEE PACKAGING
Oils and fats are adversely affected by humidity, oxygen, temperature, light, tainting.
Colour and vitamin degradation can occur due to exposure to UV light and oxygen.
Ghee has very low moisture content so needs to be protected from chemical spoilage
activated by oxygen, light, humid climates and high temperatures.
Excellent quality ghee packaging and oil packaging help to:
- Prevent leakage
- Retard deterioration
- Prevent adulteration
- Improve shelf life and storage stability
- Prevent the possibility of under-weighing

4. TRENDS IN GHEE & OIL PACKAGING
Storage stability and shelf life of packaged oils/ghee are critical concerns. It is extremely important that, whatever
packaging material is used, it should be food grade and non-toxic.
Some of the packaging options being used include:
RIGID CONTAINERS (METAL/GLASS/PLASTIC)
- These are generally used for large institutional packs.
- Glass provides excellent protection, being one of the most inert materials.
- PET bottles have excellent clarity, are odour-free and have good gas barrier properties.
They are accepted internationally for ghee packaging and oil packaging.
- Plastics are widely replacing glass (heavy weight and fragile) and metal (costly) due to:
• Low cost
• Light weight
• Strength
• Barrier properties
• Availability in different shapes and sizes

5. TRENDS IN GHEE & OIL PACKAGING
SEMI-RIGID PACKAGES
These include plastics in flexible, semi-rigid forms such as lined folding cartons,
foil-based carton, nylon-based bag-in-box with tap, etc.
FLEXIBLE POUCHES
- The high price of rigid/semi-rigid packs, and lack of assurance on quality and quantity
in buying loose oil have led to the popularity of flexible pouches as retail packs –
especially for smaller SKUs.
- Flexible pouches are suitable for high-speed FFS machines
- Offer optimum balance between cost and benefits
- Entail lower handling and storage costs
- Available in different forms such as pillow pouch, flat pouch, three side seal pouch,
4 side seal pouch, stand up pouch, gusset pouch and more.

6. Nichrome offers a wide range of both HFFS and VFFS cooking oil packaging machines, so
customers can find the oil filling machine that suits their individual needs and budget.
The offerings include:
FILPACK SERVO SMD
- A durable, heavy-duty VFFS oil pouch packaging machine
- With touch screen HMI panel and PLC to control operations
- Occupies less floor space
- Has an enclosed SS cabinet for hygienic operation
- Oil pouch packing machine comes with twin head construction with independent head
operation so you can pack two different products and quantities simultaneously
- Pouch format: 3 side seal pouch for oil
NICHROME OIL AND GHEE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS

7. T-SERIES HFFS OIL FILLING MACHINES
- Horizontal-form-fill-seal machines incorporate the latest linear technology from Europe
- Cooking oil packaging machines are PLC based machines with touch screen interface
- Compact and versatile design
- Offers both single and perforated chain of pouches
- Quick and easy changeover
- Well-designed duplex modules are available for higher outputs
- Can pack between 5 and 250 cubic centimetres in the Simplex version and between
5 and 90 cubic centimeters in the higher-output Duplex mode
- Pouch formats: four-side seal and zipper pouch; contour/profile pouch
- Packaging materials: heat sealable laminates like PET/PE, Paper/Alu-foil/PE or co-extruded films
NICHROME OIL AND GHEE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS

8. - India's leading edible oil filling machine manufacturer and ghee packing machine manufacturer
- Four decades of experience and technology knowhow
- A whole gamut of liquid packaging machines for diverse applications in Food, Pharma and other industries
- Also offers secondary and tertiary packaging solutions
- Infinite possibilities in integrated, automated packaging solutions
- Packaging machine manufacturer who delivers outstanding single-source convenience
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