food packaging
Edible goods wrapping
Food packaging is the materials and containers used to enclose, protect, and present food products for storage, transport, and sale.
It includes boxes, bags, cans, bottles, wrappers, and cartons.
Beyond containment, packaging preserves freshness, displays nutritional information, and serves as marketing: The food packaging caught my eye from across the aisle.
Environmental concerns have made packaging materials—plastic especially—a topic of debate.
- aluminum foilThin metallic kitchen sheeting
- paperboardThick compressed pulp material
- plasticCapable of being molded
- vacuum sealingRemoving air from packaging
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
biodegradable materials · glass · portion control · meal prep containers · resealability · barrier properties · labeling · microwave safe · cellophane · bubble wrap · protection · upcycled materials · metal · shrink wrap · best before date · cling film · tamper-evident · moisture control
- food processingcanning, freezing, drying, pasteurization, fermentation
- packagingbox, bag, bottle, can, jar
- Food Regulationhealth codes, allergen labels, allergen warnings, expiration date, sell-by date
- Food Technologypasteurization, canning, refrigeration, preservatives, freeze drying
- water pollutionsewage, industrial waste, contaminants, algal bloom, toxic waste
- nanotechnologynanoparticles, carbon nanotube, nanobots, carbon nanotubes, nanorobots
food packagingconsumables
Items requiring regular replacement
nourishment · food · ingredients · foodstuff · meal
food packagingwhole foods
Unrefined, unprocessed edibles