Packaging of Potato

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Packaging of Potato
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Introduction
Packaging of Potato

• India is the second largest producer of fruits
  and vegetables.
• India produces quite a huge quantity of potatoes
  in the world.
• It will have no significance if potatoes dont
  reach the consumer in fresh and palatable
  condition at a reasonable price.
• Post-harvest losses are occur in potatoes in the
  period between harvesting and consumption.
• Due to heavy post harvest losses, a considerable
  gap between production and availability of
  potatoes to consumers.
• Thus, there is an urgent need to adopt proper
  post harvest management practices by adopting
  improved packaging, handling and efficient
  transportation methods to reduce such losses.

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Packaging of Potato
Introduction cont..

• Packaging is required to keep fruits, vegetables
  and root crops in good condition until it is
  soled and consumed.
• Packaging serves as an efficient handling unit to
  carry produce from field to consumer.
• The package should protect the produce against
  rotting.
• Packages should also protect the produce from
  damage.

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Packaging of Potato
Definition of Food Packaging
Food packaging is defined as a mean or system by
which a fresh produce or processed product will
reach from the production centre to the ultimate
consumer in safe and sound condition at an
affordable price
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Functions of Packaging Material

• Two main functions of packaging are
• To assemble the produce into convenient units for
  handling.
• To protect the produce during distribution,
  storage and marketing.

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Packaging of Potato
Packaging materials serve the following purposes

• Serves as an efficient handling unit
• Protects from mechanical damage
• Protects against moisture loss
• Provides clean and sanitary storage
• Should be able to prevent pilferage
• Provides sales and service motivation
• Reduces the cost of transport and marketing
• Should look attractive
• Should add value to the produce
• Should provide hygienic conditions to the produce

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Packaging of Potato
Packaging Materials for Fresh Produce
1. Basket made of woven strips of leaves, bamboo,
plastic etc. 2. Sacks flexible, made of plastic
or jute. i) Bags small size sack ii) Nets
sacks made of open mesh 3. Wooden crates 4.
Fibreboard boxes i) Solid fibreboard
boxes ii) Corrugated fibreboard boxes 5. Plastic
crates 6. Biodegradable plastics 7. New
innovations in packaging of fruits, vegetables
and root crops 8. Pallet boxes and shipping
containers
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Packaging Materials for Processed Products
Packaging for processed products is of several
types 1. Glass containers 2. Metal cans 3.
Aluminium foil 4. Plastic materials 5.
Collapsible containers 6. Composite containers
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Packaging of Potato
Cushioning Materials and Wrap

• Dry grass, paddy straw, leaves, saw dust, paper
  shreds etc. can be used as cushioning material
  for packaging fruits and vegetables.
• It should dissipate the heat of respiration of
  the produce.
• It should be free from infection and should be
  physiologically inactive.
• Moulded pulp tray, honeycomb portion, cell pack
  are used replacing the cushioning material.

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Packaging of Potato
Cushioning Materials and Wrap

• Shrink-wrapping of individual produce items is a
  new and very useful technique.
• Shrink-wrapping with an engineered plastic wrap
  can reduce
• shrinkage,
• protect the produce from disease,
• reduce mechanical damage and
• provide a good surface for stick-on labels

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Packaging of Potato
Precautions during Packing

• Containers should not be filled either too
  loosely or too tightly for best results
• Loose products may vibrate against each other and
  cause bruising
• While over-packing results in compression
  bruising.
• Proper filling along with cushioning can minimize
  the bruising damage.

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Packing of Potato

• Fibre mesh sacks, plastic film sacks, burlap bags
  are commonly used packaging materials for
  potatoes
• Tinted plastic bags are used to reduce light
  transmission to the tubers
• Tubers in the transparent film bags should be
  protected from direct sunlight to avoid greening
  of the tubers
• For local markets, potatoes are taken in plastic
  crates

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Packaging of Potato
Potato Packaging
Leno bag for potato packaging
Potato packaging bag
25X50 mesh potato packaging bag
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Packaging of Potato
Potato Packaging
500 X 667 Holland Potatoes Packaging
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Packaging of Potato
Potato Box for Packaging
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Packaging of Potato
Processed Potato Product Packaging
Flexible packaging for potato products
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Packaging of Potato
Packaging products from potatoes

• 100 biodegradable
• 100 compostable
• Not harmful to human, animal or marine life even
  if eaten by mistake
• Main ingredient is Potato starch
• Manufactured by compression moulding
• Product range plates, trays, bowls and
• Punnets

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Let Us Sum Up

• Food packaging is a system by which the fresh or
  processed product will reach the consumer from
  the production centre in safe and sound condition
  at an affordable cost.
• It serves two basic objectives, i.e., marketing
  and logistics.
• Adopting improved packaging, handling and
  transportation methods during distribution and
  marketing can successfully reduce huge post
  harvest losses.
• The product requirements, the marketing system
  and the personnel preference will determine the
  type of packaging material to be used.
• Potatoes can also be used to make biodegradable
  packaging material.