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http://dx.doi.org/10.20909/kopast.2016.22.3.59

Powdered Infant Formula Packages in Asian Market Examined in Perspective of Food Packaging Functions  

Wang, Hong Jiang (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyungnam University)
An, Duck Soon (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyungnam University)
Lee, Dong Sun (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyungnam University)
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KOREAN JOURNAL OF PACKAGING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY / v.22, no.3, 2016 , pp. 59-70 More about this Journal
Abstract
Packaging is thought to contribute to the consumers' purchasing choice of the powdered infant formula products. In Asian market, the products of international and local brands are competing. Evaluation and analysis of food package functions for a variety of brand products will be helpful for the innovative packaging development. Thus, the packaged products of powdered infant formula were collected in Chinese, Indonesian and Korean supermarkets as a typical Asian market and examined in terms of main food packaging functions. Metal cans were the most dominant type of big size package (800-1000 g) while flexible bags were often the common one of medium size (400 g). In general, convenience function was provided in forms of easy opening device and portioning take-out spoon. Information on primary and secondary shelf lives was given besides nutritional facts and use instruction for communication function. The combination of $N_2$ and $CO_2$ was usually employed to protect powdered infant formula in rigid packages, whereas only $N_2$ was used to protect product in most flexible packages.
Keywords
Infant formula; Packaging function; Modified atmosphere; Package size;
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