date:Jan 19, 2016
environment may affect the food quality (Rupp, 2003).
Innovative packaging like vacuum packaging, controlled atmosphere or modified atmosphere packaging (CAP or MAP) involves sealing package under vacuum or one time gas flushing and sealing. Active packaging includes additives capable of scavenging or absorbing oxygen, carbondioxide, moisture, odour and flavours. This may be in powder (of iron and calcium hydroxide) form in sachet. Intelligent packaging provides a means to monitor and relay inf