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Food packaging plays a vital role in the modern food industry. Packaging is a coordinated system of preparing foods for transport, distribution, storage, retailing, and use. Keeping the contents clean, fresh, and safe for the intended shelf life is a primary function of food packaging. Without proper packaging materials and diverse formats, foods cannot be efficiently transported worldwide and reach consumers safely. Packaging materials result from science and engineering with each having unique features. Paper and plastic are two dominant contributors to packaging. Glass and metal materials have excellent performance in preserving food. With sustainability awareness increasing, biobased materials have gained a lot of attention. This chapter introduces the four primary packaging materials, paper, plastics, glass, and metal, plus biobased polymers, focusing on their physical and chemical properties and their application. Multilayer structure packaging materials, which are practical solutions to meet barrier, strength, and storage requirements of food items, are mentioned. Auxiliary materials and materials for distribution packaging are also briefly discussed. 1. Containment. This is

Author

Min DeGruson; Xiaojing (Kate) Liu

Publisher

Elsevier Science & Technology Books

Published

2024

Language

EN

ISBN

9780081005965