FST 254/6301 -FOOD PACKAGING AND STORAGE

 

 

UNIT I (8 Lectures)

Background of food packaging

Origin of packaging material. Different packaging materials – Paper, Glass, Tinplate, Aluminium, Plastics.

Package forms- Metal boxes, Metal cans, Bottles and Jars, Metal tubes etc.

Packaging machines, modern packaging materials.

Rigid, semi rigid and flexible packages.

Cans and Canning process.

Different forms and factors involved in the creation of packages

Packaging requirements

UNIT II (8 Lectures)

Retoratable plastic packaging

Modified Atmospheric packaging : Reasons, requirements, applications for different foods, limitations

Controlled atmospheric packaging

Vacuum packaging

Irradiation techniques in packaging

Packaging for consumer convenience

UNIT III (6 Lectures)

Packaging of different foods : requirements and applications :

Red meat, fish, poultry, eggs, milk and milk products, cereal products, bakery and confectionary products, fruits and vegetables : fresh and processed, oils and fats

UNIT IV (10 Lectures)

Edible packaging

Microwavable packaging

Intelligent packaging

Active packaging

Aseptic packaging : principles and requirements

UNIT V (7 Lectures)

Designing of food packages

Computer aided graphic designing

Bar code labeling

In format printing on the package.

Packaging laws and regulations

 

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