Technology of food packaging
Food packaging science is a discipline which applies the principles from four major areas of science (material science, food science, information science and socioeconomics) in order to understand the properties of packaging materials, the packaging requirements of food, the packaging systems etc. I...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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National Society of Processing and Energy in Agriculture, Novi Sad
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Journal on Processing and Energy in Agriculture |
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| Online Access: | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1821-4487/2010/1821-44871002072D.pdf |
| Summary: | Food packaging science is a discipline which applies the principles from four major areas of science (material science, food science, information science and socioeconomics) in order to understand the properties of packaging materials, the packaging requirements of food, the packaging systems etc. In the food packaging industry market response is an initiating force for the food packaging technology development. In this paper an overview of food packaging technology is given as well as most important packaging functions and environments. The typical food packaging development process which may serve as a guide for designing food packaging systems is also presented. The paper gives the examples of analyzing food packaging systems and food packaging levels that can be optimized to provide the most efficient solution. |
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| ISSN: | 1821-4487 2956-0195 |