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Packaging
• Food packaging is packaging
for food. It requires
protection, tampering
resistance, and special
physical, chemical, or
biological needs. It also
shows the product that is
labeled to show any nutrition
information on the food being
consumed.
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Food Packaging
The major concern was
'how to pack food’
Packaging is indispensable in the modern
food industry. It acts as a barrier to
oxygen, moisture, light or smells
depending upon the sensitivity of a
particular food to the prevailing
environment
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Food Packaging
• The package helps to retain the
sensory characteristics of food
products. The sensory quality of
a packaged food is the result of a
complex interaction between the
food, the package and the
environment
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Food Packaging
Substances from both the food
and the environment can be
absorbed/adsorbed in the
packaging. Such sorption may
not only change the taste of
the food but also change the
barrier and other physical
characteristics of the
packaging material.
6. • Changed barrier
characteristics may result in
a higher diffusion of
oxygen into the package,
resulting in the development
of off-flavour due to
oxidation of the food
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Food Packaging
The major functions of packaging
are:
• Containment of the product in
convenient unit quantities
• Maintenance of the product
under clean/hygienic
conditions
• Conservation of the
product/extension of shelf life
8. • Protection of the
product from extreme
physical or chemical
influences
• Dissemination of
essential information to
the consumer
• Brand differentiation 8
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• In a case of pork - A
sealed pack of food shows
the cooking time, number of
servings, 'display until' date,
'use by' date, weight in kg,
price, price to weight ratio in
both Rs/kg and Rs/lb,
freezing and storage
instructions.
11. • It says 'Less than 3%
Fat' and 'No Carbs per
serving' and includes a
barcode. The logo of
company, Country are
also displayed.
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Food Packaging
The packaging forms
an integral part of the manufacturing
process (for example, aseptic form-
fill-seal packs or cans for foods)
or
It may assist with the processing
or application of the product (for
example, microwaveable
containers for foods, and tubes
for tomato paste)
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Food Packaging
Without packaging, many
products cannot reach
consumers in sound condition.
Inadequate packaging is one of
the main reasons why wastage
of food from producer to
consumer is so high in third
world countries compared with
industrialized countries where
packaging and distribution
systems are more advanced
