Essays about: "food processing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 253 essays containing the words food processing.

  1. 1. Waste or Want: Does processing have an effect on the desirability of upcycled food products? : a Swedish consumer acceptance study

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Joséphine Lefrancq Fröjd; [2024]
    Keywords : Upcycled foods; food processing; consumer acceptance; contingent valuation method; consumer behavior;

    Abstract : Food waste presents a significant obstacle to the food system’s transition to sustainability. With an ability to mitigate industrial food waste and its effects, the concept of upcycled food aims to safely adapt elements from the waste streams for human consumption by transforming them into ingredients to be used in novel ‘upcycled’ food products. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sustainable food packaging based on polyhydroxyalkanoate

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Safana Al-Ashor; [2024]
    Keywords : Biopolymers; Sustainable food packaging; Circular economy; Biobased and biodegradable materials; Food packaging; Processing technologies; Food quality; Shelf-life;

    Abstract : The Norwegian Food Research Institute (Nofima) and the University of Borås worked together to develop this project. The commonly used packaging materials pose a serious threat to the environment, as they are produced from nonrenewable crude oil and cannot decompose naturally. READ MORE

  4. 3. Optimizing access to raw material for value-adding processes of fish side streams

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ruodi Gao; [2023-10-10]
    Keywords : Fish Side Streams; Environmental Sustainability; Food Packaging; Transportation; Storage; Customs;

    Abstract : Under the double influence of the rapid growth of the population and the shortage of resources, people begin to pay attention to the utilization of existing raw materials. Seafood is one of the indispensable foods for humans to obtain protein. However, as much as 60 per cent of the fish side stream is discarded or produced as low-value products. READ MORE

  5. 4. Environmental tool evaluation and databased benchmarking of sustainable packaging materials for Micvac technology

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Förpackningslogistik

    Author : Uvejs Preza; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainable packaging; ready meals; in-pack microwave pasteurization; evaluation tool; environmental impact; material investigation; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In recent years, microwave applications in the food products have attracted increasing attention by the food packaging industry and the consumers due to their convenience, low energy and water usage and short processing time giving them a sustainable advantage over competing technologies. In-pack pasteurization represents one of the fastest developing technologies in preparing and delivering safe and high quality ready-to-eat meals. READ MORE

  6. 5. Hundägares motivation till utfodring med färskfoder och deras inställning till sterilisering av foder: en enkätstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Moa Lindell; [2023]
    Keywords : färskfoder; RMBD; BARF; högtrycksbehandling; HPP; livsmedelsbestrålning;

    Abstract : Att utfodra sin hund med färskfoder, även känt som Raw meat based diets (RMBD), har ökat i popularitet de senaste åren. Förespråkare av dieten menar att den är överlägsen traditionella våt- och torrfoder gällande näringsinnehåll och positiva effekter på hundens hälsa. READ MORE