Development and use of food packaging from plant leaves in developing countries

Hounsou, Mathias; Dabadé, D. Sylvain; Götz, Barbara; Hounhouigan, M.H.; Honfo, Fernande Gbènato; Albrecht, Antonia; Dresch, Lucas Correa; Kreyenschmidt, Judith; Hounhouigan, Djidjoho Joseph

doi:10.1007/s00003-022-01390-0

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“…There is also an increasing concern about the large quantities of food intended for human consumption that are wasted along the entire supply chain 13 . Food losses and waste have a significant impact not only on the use of natural resources for the product and packaging production and the environment, as food production and supply systems are counted as some of the biggest contributors to climate change, but also on malnutrition and hunger in developing countries 14–19 . The environmental impact of producing the food itself is much higher than the (plastic) packaging.…”

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“…13 Food losses and waste have a significant impact not only on the use of natural resources for the product and packaging production and the environment, as food production and supply systems are counted as some of the biggest contributors to climate change, but also on malnutrition and hunger in developing countries. [14][15][16][17][18][19] The environmental impact of producing the food itself is much higher than the (plastic) packaging. Thus, the overall negative environmental impact of food waste rises with every step in the supply chain, because of resources used and accumulation along the chain.…”

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Influence of different bio‐based and conventional packaging trays on the quality loss of fresh cherry tomatoes during distribution and storage

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The quality loss and shelf life of cherry tomatoes stored in different types of commercially available bio-based packaging trays were analysed and compared with the reference materials, corrugated cardboard and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET). During storage under conditions reflecting points in a regional German supply chain, typical quality parameters were investigated. Surface bacterial counts of the packaging materials were investigated before and after storage, and material parameters were determined for selected packaging.The results showed that groundwood pulp and sugar cane trays showed higher preserving characteristics of tomatoes in comparison with the references. During storage, weight loss was highest for tomatoes stored in polylactic acid (PLA). The highest increase in microbial count with 3.5 log 10 units was observed after 20 days for tomatoes stored in packaging trays of bamboo. The lowest increase with 0.5 log 10 units and 0.6 log 10 units was recorded for tomatoes stored in packaging trays of groundwood pulp and grass paper, respectively. The results of the packaging parameters show the highest (411.0 N) and lowest (79.0 N) tensile strength for cellulose and groundwood pulp. The water absorption capacity ranged from <10 g/m 2 (bamboo, cellulose) up to 211.2 g/m 2 (corrugated cardboard).

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