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Edible Food Packaging: Applications, Innovations and Sustainability
Edible Food Packaging: Applications, Innovations and Sustainability
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This book explores the use of sustainable packaging materials for edibles in the food industry, including edible films, alternatives like seed gums, fruits, and vegetable peels, and methods to improve the mechanical properties of packaging and their food applications. It also highlights the potential of recycling food wastes and by-products as eco-friendly packaging materials.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 545 pages
Publication date: 19 February 2023
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore
This comprehensive book delves into the diverse realm of sustainable packaging for edibles in the food industry, spanning five main sections. The first section provides an in-depth exploration of edible films, their origins, sources, applications, and functions, laying the foundation for the subsequent chapters.
The second section introduces a range of sustainable alternatives for packaging edibles, including seed gums, fruits and vegetable peels, sea weeds, fruit wastes, dairy by-products, and antioxidant-rich edible packaging materials. These alternatives offer eco-friendly and biodegradable options to traditional packaging materials, reducing environmental impact.
Furthermore, the book discusses methods to enhance the mechanical properties of packaging edibles, their food applications, testing methodologies, innovations, limitations, challenges, and the emerging field of nano edibles. It sheds light on the significant amount of waste and by-products generated by food processing industries, emphasizing the urgent need for sustainable disposal solutions.
This book underscores the potential of recycling these wastes as packaging edibles, highlighting their sustainability and economic benefits. It serves as a valuable resource for researchers, food scientists, students, and industry experts alike, as it delves into the cutting-edge topics in food packaging with immense commercial and environmental significance.
Weight: 872g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811623851
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022
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