INNOVATIVE PACKAGING FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLESBY-ANJALI MEHTAB.TECH(FOOD TECH)

EDIBLE COATINGS AND FILMS• COATING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WITH

EDIBLE MATERIALS • BASIC REQUIREMENTS-1. ACCEPTABLE SENSORIAL CHARCTERISTICS2. APPROPRIATE BARRIER PROPERTIES3. BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOCHEMICAL STABILITY4. SAFETY5. LOW COST6. SIMPLE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY• EXAMPLES- WAXES,CARBOXY METHYL

CELLULOSE (CMC),WHEY PROTEINS

WAXED FRUITS

ANTIMICROBIAL PACKAGING USE OF ANTI MICROBIAL COMPOUNDS

INCORPORATED IN EDIBLE COATINGS EXAMPLES- 1. ORGANIC ACIDS2. FATTY ACID ESTERS3. POLYPEPTIDES4. PLANT ESSENTIAL OILS

ANTI MICROBIAL PACKAGING

BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING USE OF BIO BASED POLYMERS TO

OVERCOME ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF NON BIODEGRADBLE MATERIALS

EXAMPLES-POLYESTERS,POLYESTER AMIDES,POLY VINYL ALCOHOL,STARCH MATERIAL,CELLULOSE MATERIAL,POLYHYDROXY ACIDS

FRUITS PACKED IN POLYESTER

INTELLIGENT PACKAGING PACKAGE FUNCTION SWITCHES ON AND

OFF IN RESPONSE TO CHANGING EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL CONDITIONS AND COMMUNICATE TO THE CONSUMER ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE PRODUCT

EXAMPLES-1. BREATHABLE POLYMERS2. TIME TEMPERATURE INTEGRATORS

INTELLIGENT PACKAGING