Active and Intelligent Packaging Food-The Development and Application
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DOI: 10.25236/iccem.2021.033
Corresponding Author
Jingyi Wang
Abstract
With the continuous improvement of people's quality of life, the demand of consumers to improve the quality of packaged food and extend its shelf life is increasing, and the performance of food packaging has been put forward with higher and higher requirements. Active packaging and intelligent packaging is a new area of packaging technology that can meet the demand for high-quality packaged food. This paper introduces the concepts and applications of different types of active packaging and intelligent packaging. Latest packaging research trends and innovation points; And the application of active and intelligent packaging markets. At present, active packaging can be mainly divided into: Oxygen scavengers, Moisture absorbers, Ethylene scavengers, Flavor and Odor absorber/Release; Intelligent packaging can be divided into: Radio frequency identification tags (RFID), Time-temperature indicators, Freshness indicators. The application of active packaging and intelligent packaging provides great benefits to the food industry. It improves the freshness and shelf life of the food and monitors. It controls the storage conditions from the production site to the final consumer consumption, which has a broad anti-war industry and application prospects.
Keywords
Active Packaging, Intelligent Packaging, Development, Application