Category - Food Packaging Science

Food Packaging Science

Coffee bean packaging – Science of proper coffee storage

Have you ever noticed how you can smell your coffee beans, right through its packaging? Even when it’s packed in a sturdy plastic/aluminium bag? You can almost tell what type of coffee is in there! But if you put...

November 26, 2019

10 min read

Food Packaging Science

The basics of food labels

Labels on food generally have two very important functions: 1) make the product look appealing and make people want to buy it and 2) tell the (legal) details of your food. You both want to make sure people know what...

May 20, 2018

9 min read

spinach quiche ready for covering with cheese mix

Food Packaging Science

The science of packaging grated cheese

It’s probably an even more familiar phenomenon than mouldy bread: mouldy cheese. And not just the cheeses that are meant to be mouldy, but mould growth on cheese that are not supposed to be covered in them. Dutch...

December 21, 2018

7 min read

Food Packaging Science

Choosing appropriate packaging – Scaling up food production

Dreaming of scaling up your grandmother’s cupcake recipe? Or are you running a food production company and looking into a new product? Chances are that you will have to scale up your recipe or any new product...

May 20, 2018

7 min read

Food Packaging Science

How packaging changes the colour of (red) meat

When unwrapping a piece of meat the other day I noticed that it wasn’t just one red colour. Instead, I saw brown, purplish and red/pink colour all in just one piece of meat! Was anything going wrong here? Was my...

March 26, 2019

6 min read

Food Packaging Science

Modified atmosphere packaging of vegetabes

Ever tried to squeeze all the air out of a pack of pre-cut vegetables? Noticed that instead of collapsing, it would just let out all air and return to its original size once you stopped pressing? Ever had a closer look...

May 20, 2018

7 min read

The secrets of orange juice packaging

While drinking a glass of freshly made orange juice a little while ago I noticed orange juice is a great vehicle for explaining all sorts of science related phenomenon. This last post in its series is all about orange...

May 20, 2018

6 min read

Category - Food Packaging Science

Coffee bean packaging – Science of proper coffee storage

The basics of food labels

The science of packaging grated cheese

Choosing appropriate packaging – Scaling up food production

How packaging changes the colour of (red) meat

Modified atmosphere packaging of vegetabes

The secrets of orange juice packaging

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