Some instant foods are usually made by deep frying. They have a high content of grease and a low moisture. Therefore, in order to prevent the oxidation and deterioration of oil, the generation of harmful substances, stale flavor due to contact with oxygen or light during the storage of instant foods, or the appearance of [...]
Aluminized film is one kind of high barrier packaging material, which is widely used in flexible plastic packaging industry. Aluminized film is plastic film coated with a thin layer of aluminum oxide. The common aluminized films include VMPET, VMCPP and VMBOPP, etc. Those aluminized films can be used as packaging material independently or laminated with [...]
Plastic bottles are widely used as packaging for medicine, which are featuring with light weight, high strength, good seal integrity, moisture resistance and many other advantages. In contrast with glass containers, plastic bottles can be directly used to pack the medicine without cleaning or drying. There are many specifications for plastic bottles for medicine, ranging [...]
Blister package is one type of pre-formed plastic packaging, which is featured with high barrier property and useful for protecting the products from external contaminations. Today blister package is widely used for protecting products against external factors, such as humidity and contamination for extended periods of time. Blister package usually has a backing of paperboard [...]
Pet food is plant or animal material intended for consumption by pets. Typically sold in pet stores and supermarkets, it is usually specific to the type of animal, such as dog food or cat food. Pet food contains water, protein, fat, crude fiber, mineral substances, microelements, amino acid and vitamins, etc. Those nutrients especially the [...]
Fresh fruits and vegetables maintain a certain metabolism such as respiration after picking. Respiration is the process of decomposing the substrate of fruits and vegetables to produce small molecular substances. When aerobic respiration occurs, carbon dioxide, water and heat are produced. When anaerobic respiration occurs, alcohol, carbon dioxide and heat are produced. Alcohol accumulating in [...]
The barrier performance of packaging materials is affected by many factors, such as material properties and external environment. The performance factors of the material itself include material structure, crystallinity, defect, free volume, interaction between material molecules and gas molecules, etc. the external environmental mainly refer to the temperature and humidity of the environment in which [...]
Nutrient fluid is one common health care product. If the barrier property or seal integrity of the packaging is insufficient, the nutrient fluid may change in color due to the oxidization of some ingredients contained in nutrient fluid. There are usually a large amount of protein, vitamin and other ingredients that are liable to react [...]
Plastic wrap, is a thin plastic film typically used for sealing food items in containers to keep them fresh over a longer period of time. The plastic wrap can be classified into different types by the materials used and plasticizer added. Different types of plastic wrap can be used for applications. No. 1, PE film, [...]
Protein-based edible films have received consideration attention in recent years because of their advantages, including their use as edible packaging materials, over the synthetic films. In addition, protein-based edible films can also be used for the individual packaging of small portions of food, particularly products that are not currently individually packaged for practical reasons, such [...]
