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EspañolDry food packaging must first and foremost protect against moisture. Additionally, it must also be sustainable, maintain food safety, provide mechanical protection, be suited for the logistics challenges, and looks appealing on the shelf. For those reasons - flexible packaging is the best solution for your dry food products
Our basic food consists of many dry foods, among them sugar, flour, rice, pasta, and legumes. Dry foods also include snacks, dry fruit, chocolate, coffee, and more. It is supposedly easier to store and maintain over time, especially compared to fresh food, fruit, vegetables, milk products, and meat. However, dry food also requires functional packaging to protect the packed food and allow it to fulfill its long shelf-life.
What should we look for in ideal packaging that protects dry food?
Packaging has a range of functions, most importantly it must ensure food safety. In the case of dry food, the greatest sensitivity is exposure to moisture. It can change the food texture, and promote the growth of pollutants such as fungi, mold, and bacteria, making it unfit for consumption. Additional properties to look for in packaging often also include protection from additional gases such as exposure to oxygen, and odors, mechanical protection from product harm, ease of use, transport logistics, and compact storage. Taking into account marketing considerations, the packaging must be eye-catching, and provide relevant and reliable nutritional and marketing information that will remain legible and not rub off over time.
Another important packaging property does not only have to do with its impact on the product but also the environment. Today packaging must also be sustainable. It must be designed for recycling and to has a small impact as possible on the environment.
