Releasing Systems in Active Food Packaging: Preparation and Applications

Valuable progress has been made in food packaging over the past two decades, reflecting advancements in process efficiency, improved safety and quality, and the need to reduce product loss and environmental impact. Active and intelligent packaging is emerging as a new generation of food packaging systems that offer the possibility of extending shelf-life, reducing food loss, and monitoring changes in the food product.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 519 pages
Publication date: 04 February 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Over the past two decades, significant advancements have been made in food packaging, driven by improvements in process efficiency, enhanced safety and quality throughout the supply chain, and the urgent need to minimize product loss and environmental impact. A promising new generation of food packaging systems, including active and intelligent packaging, is emerging, fueled by groundbreaking technological breakthroughs that hold the potential to extend shelf life, reduce food waste, and monitor changes in food products.

In-depth examination of this technological breakthrough, active releasing systems, is presented in Releasing Systems in Active Food Packaging. The book delves into the incorporation of compounds such as antimicrobials, antioxidants, flavors, colorants, and other ingredients into packaged food products. Chapters provide examples of recent innovations in active releasing systems and systematically address their application across various food groups. This comprehensive approach makes the book an invaluable resource for researchers, health professionals, and food and packaging industry professionals seeking to explore innovative food packaging technologies.

Weight: 807g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030903015
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022