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A rapid method to determine the barrier requirements for dehydrated oatmeal product using flexible packaging films
Author(s) -
Verma Suraj Singh
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
packaging technology and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1099-1522
pISSN - 0894-3214
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1522(199711)10:6<291::aid-pts396>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - moisture , shelf life , oxygen permeability , modified atmosphere , materials science , pulp and paper industry , composite material , oxygen , food science , chemistry , engineering , organic chemistry
Product was packaged in two types of flexible packaging films, poor moisture‐high oxygen barrier and high moisture‐poor oxygen barrier, and stored under standard tropical conditions. Physical, chemical and biological changes were investigated regularly to find the shelf‐life determining factors. Control samples were packaged in glass bottles and stored at 0°C. OTR and WVTR of packaging films were measured. Packaging film permeability and analytical data, obtained from storage tests, were used to determine the barrier requirements for dehydrated oatmeal product, intended for distribution and storage in a tropical climate for 9 months shelf‐life. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.