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Packaging that uses sensors or indicators to monitor the condition of packaged food and communicate its quality over time.

A technology that uses electronic tags to transmit information via radio waves. It helps with tracking and identifying products, but it's not considered true Intelligent Packaging.

Intelligent Packaging uses sensors and indicators to monitor factors like temperature, oxygen levels, and presence of microorganisms in food packaging, and communicate this information to the consumer.

TTI (Time-Temperature Indicators) are like color-changing stickers that show how long a food product has been exposed to certain temperatures, indicating its freshness.

Traditional methods often rely on predictions based on controlled lab tests, but real-world conditions are unpredictable and can affect food quality.

They offer a more accurate reflection of the food's actual condition, helping consumers make informed choices.

Intelligent Packaging offers a variety of benefits, including reduced food waste, increased shelf life, better consumer understanding of food quality, and improved safety.

Secondary metabolites are chemicals produced by microorganisms as they break down food. They can serve as indicators of spoilage. Examples are volatile nitrogen compounds, sulfides, ethanol, and organic acids.

A biosensor is a device that detects specific molecules. For intelligent packaging, biosensors can be designed to detect pathogens, pH changes, or other indicators of spoilage.

Food pigments can be used as indicators of spoilage. They change colour depending on pH or other conditions. They are a cheap and easy way to create a visual indicator.

Aseptic packaging combines sterile product with a sterile package under aseptic conditions, ensuring that the food stays fresh and free from contamination.

Aseptic packaging involves filling sterile containers with sterile products under aseptic conditions. This method minimizes heat exposure, extending shelf life.

The challenge of using biomaterials in smart food packaging comes from their inherent instability and economic feasibility.

Direct detection of pathogenic bacteria is challenging due to factors such as sensitivity, selectivity, reliability, and response time. This limits their practical application in intelligent packaging.

Traditional shelf-life predictions are based on lab tests, which may not accurately reflect real-world conditions like temperature fluctuations.

Smart label schemes use a combination of materials and technologies to create packaging that can monitor food quality and communicate with consumers.

A type of time-temperature indicator that stores the complete temperature history of a product, providing information about how long the product has been exposed to certain temperatures.

This type of TTI only indicates if the product has been exposed to abusive temperatures above a specific threshold. It does not provide the full temperature history.

A method used in diffusion-based TTIs where a colored substance spreads through a material over time, creating a color change visible to the consumer.

A type of TTI that uses enzymatic reactions to produce a color change in response to temperature. This type of TTI typically involves two separate pouches containing an enzyme and substrate.

This type of TTI uses a polymerization reaction to create a visible color change. This occurs when molecules join together in a chain-like process, forming a new substance with a different color.

A step required to initiate the sensing process in TTIs. This activation primes the TTI to start tracking the product's temperature history.

The equation that relates the rate of a chemical reaction to temperature. This equation provides a mathematical model for the color change in full-history TTIs.

A chemical that breaks down fats and oils, often used in enzymatic TTIs to initiate a color change.

A transparent barrier that separates the enzyme pouch from the substrate pouch in enzymatic TTIs. This barrier can be broken to initiate the reaction.

A type of intelligent packaging system where a color change indicates food spoilage. Enzymes react with a substrate, like tricaproin, and produce fatty acids that decrease the solution's pH, causing the indicator to change color.

Enzymatic hydrolysis breaks down a specific substrate like tricaproin, releasing fatty acids that change the pH of the solution and signal food spoilage.

The activation energy (EA) determines how fast an enzymatic reaction proceeds, which impacts the color change in TTI and thus the shelf life indicator.

This type of intelligent packaging detects changes in gas levels inside the package, indicating spoilage or ripeness.

Gas sensors use reactions like binding, redox, or pH change to trigger color changes, giving the consumer a clear visual indicator of the food's condition.

Gas sensors can detect gases like carbon dioxide released by microbial contamination or volatile compounds from ripening fruits.

Electrochemical sensors offer a promising approach for intelligent packaging. They can detect changes in gas levels, pH, or other indicators, providing a more advanced way to monitor food quality.

Electrochemical sensors are not yet widely used in packaging because they are more expensive to develop and produce.

Intelligent Packaging (IP) helps monitor food quality and extends its shelf life. Different methods, like enzymatic, gas, and electrochemical sensors, provide visual indicators for consumers.

TTI, gas sensors, and electrochemical sensors are all technologies used in intelligent packaging. They are crucial for prolonging food shelf life, reducing waste, and ensuring food safety.

The absence of any unwanted microorganisms from a specific area, such as the food, container, or packaging.

A type of packaging that requires sterilizing both the food product and the packaging material separately before they are combined in a hermetically sealed environment.

The process of using ionizing radiation from sources like cobalt-60 or cesium-137 to eliminate microorganisms from packaging materials.

A method of sterilizing packaging materials that involves exposing them to high temperatures, either using steam or dry heat.

A sterilization technique that uses hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to eliminate microorganisms, frequently used in food packaging.