Packaging design and determination of shelf life Pundang Seluang

Abstract

Overall, the processed products of South Sumatera fishery products are more varied, both types and shapes, but to compete at the national level, our processed fishery products are still lagging behind in packaging techniques. This study aims to design packaging Pundang Seluang, resulting in packaging Pundang with a more attractive appearance, practical, hygienic, informative and with a longer shelf life. To get the packaging design, used Try and Error method, while for the determination of shelf life used Accelerated Shelf-life Testing (ASLT) method. The results showed that the Selective Parang packed with primary packaging mix (Polypropylene vacuum plastics) and secondary packaging (labeled carton box) provided more attractive, practical, hygienic, and informative protection with longer shelf life, ie with the mathematical model of the rate of increase Water content k = 0,4529.e 0,322 (1 / T) or with rate of quality degradation k = 0,045% per day. Based on the calculation got the age of save Pundang Seluang Packaging for 113,78 days or 3,792 months.