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Ii Food Packaging

Food packaging protects food from damage, contamination, and spoilage. It controls moisture and prevents contact with air, light, heat, and gases. Packaging materials must suit the food properties without altering quality. They should act as moisture barriers and be resistant to grease, microorganisms, insects, and rodents while protecting against light and retaining or absorbing odors. Packaging types include flexible materials like cellophane and aluminum foil, rigid containers like glass jars and cans, and non-rigid materials like paper and cloth.

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Ii Food Packaging

Food packaging protects food from damage, contamination, and spoilage. It controls moisture and prevents contact with air, light, heat, and gases. Packaging materials must suit the food properties without altering quality. They should act as moisture barriers and be resistant to grease, microorganisms, insects, and rodents while protecting against light and retaining or absorbing odors. Packaging types include flexible materials like cellophane and aluminum foil, rigid containers like glass jars and cans, and non-rigid materials like paper and cloth.

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II - FOOD PACKAGING

Food packaging is valuable to food preservation because it aids in lengthening the life of food. A
package protect the foodstuff from physical damage during handling, and contamination by dirt
and other foreign materials. It also prevents infestation of insects, rodents, and micro-
organism. Moreover, loss or gain of moisture is controlled and contact with air, light, heat and
contaminating gases is minimized.

Food Packaging serves the following purposes:

1. It protects food from physical and chemical spoilage.


2. It enhances the shelf stability of preserved foodstuffs.
3. It facilitate the handling of food.
4. It simplifies storage of foodstuffs.
5. It protects food from physical and chemicals spoilage.

Package Characteristics

The main function of a package is to insure complete protection of the contents. The
packaging materials should be suitable to the product properties and should not alter the good
qualities of the products. Package characteristics include moisture proofers, resistance to
grease, resistance to microorganism, resistance to insects and rodents, protection against light,
and odor retention and absorption.

Types of Packaging Materials

The types of packaging materials best suited for a particular food depend on the size
and shape of the food, consistency, and state when packed as solid or liquid. Here are the
classification of the type of packaging materials.

1. Flexible or soft Packaging materials


a. Cellophane
b. Aluminum foil
c. Polyethylene
d. Wax-coated papers
e. Tetrapack
f. Saran film
g. Laminated wrapping
h. Other-such as box, edible packages,
plastic bags

2. Rigid Containers
a. Glass jar
b. Cans
c. Rigid plastic containers
d. Paperboard cartons
e. Oven glass casserole
f. Bags and boxed bags
g. Wooden boxes

3. Non-rigid materials
a. Paper such as carton, greaseproof
paper
b. Cloth such as muslin, cheese cloth
and burlap

Examples of window boxes for food packaging

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