Aseptic Packaging – A Novel Technology to the Food Industry

Abstract

Aseptic packaging is very well accepted in food and beverage applications worldwide as a safe and high quality packaging option. Aseptic processing is the process by which a sterile aseptic product typically food is packaged in a sterile container in a way which sustains sterility. Aseptic processing sterilizes food products by destroying the harmful bacteria and pathogenic micro organisms through a tightly controlled thermal process and combines the sterile product with the sterile packaging material in a sterile environment. Thus, the shelf stable product requires no refrigeration. Basic operations in aseptic packaging are heating the product to sterilization temperatures 140 150°C for few seconds , maintaining the sterility of the products till they are cooled packed and filling into sterile containers and sealing aseptically. Packaging materials play a very important role in packaging the products so 1st generation materials are paper board plastic foil plastic laminates and 2nd generation materials are plastic containers. Aseptic Packaging offers the important advantages they are food safety, convenience, affordability, cost effective in transport and storage with minimal environmental impact, no need for a cold chain. Innova Database analysis indicates that the dairy and soft drinks markets most readily utilize aseptic packaging. More recently aseptic packaging has been applied for wine, small particle foods like soups and salsas, waters like natural spring water, vitamins and energy water drinks and customized functional waters. New product applications in aseptic packaging are in traditional core segments like Juices, Iced teas, Dairy based beverages, and Low acid foods. Sanjana M. C. | Hemegowda R. | Sushma R. E. "Aseptic Packaging – A Novel Technology to the Food Industry" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd22779.pdf