The Importance of Packaging Design for the Chemistry of Food Products

This Brief defines reliable correlations between the food packaging design and its chemical features in terms of an 'integrated food product' (the synergistic union composed of the edible content and its container). A good design, as described in this Brief, implies the best choices from a series of possibilities, taking into account economical and commercial influences or limitations in the production and processing chain and the chemical interactions that can arise between the food containers and the contained edible material. This Brief highlights how the different requirements can be combined, while avoiding dangerous food risks originating from the chemical interaction between the container and the product. Different designs are critically analysed with relation to the effect on contained foods. The influences and resulting consequences of different possible food packaging designs are highlighted and discussed in selected case studies for some every-day products (like potato chips).

Sommario

Introduction: The Production of Packaging Materials.- Packaging and Food: A Complex Combination.- The Instrumental Role of Food Packaging.- Packaging, a Communicative Medium.- Packaging and Quality.

Riassunto

This Brief defines reliable correlations between the food packaging design and its chemical features in terms of an 'integrated food product' (the synergistic union composed of the edible content and its container). A good design, as described in this Brief, implies the best choices from a series of possibilities, taking into account economical and commercial influences or limitations in the production and processing chain and the chemical interactions that can arise between the food containers and the contained edible material. This Brief highlights how the different requirements can be combined, while avoiding dangerous food risks originating from the chemical interaction between the container and the product. Different designs are critically analysed with relation to the effect on contained foods. The influences and resulting consequences of different possible food packaging designs are highlighted and discussed in selected case studies for some every-day products (like potato chips).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Giovann Brunazzi, Giovanni Brunazzi, Salvator Parisi, Salvatore Parisi, Amina Pereno
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.05.2014
• EAN: 9783319084510
• ISBN: 978-3-31-908451-0
• Pagine: 119
• Dimensioni: 157 mm x 236 mm x 7 mm
• Peso: 207 g
• Illustrazioni: VI, 119 p. 14 illus., 6 illus. in color.
• Serie: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science; SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science / SpringerBriefs in Chemistry of Foods; SpringerBriefs in Chemistry of Foods; Chemistry of Foods; SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science; Chemistry of Foods; SpringerBriefs in Chemistry of Foods
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Tecnica chimica; C, Medical research, Personal & public health, Chemistry and Materials Science, Public health & preventive medicine, Food Science, Testing of materials, Characterization and Analytical Technique, Materials science, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Quality of Life Research, Food—Biotechnology