Food packaging & sensory properties

GLASS is an excellent food packaging material for orange juice because it is:

• lightweight

• non-reactive

• recyclable

• transparent

Match the following

• high density polyethylene

• 
• polyethylene terephthalate

• 
• polypropylene

• 
• low density polyethylene

• 

which type of packaging is most difficult to recycle?

• lacquered aluminium can

• popper-type

  juice box

• soft, scrunchable plastic packages

• bioplastics

wikicell packaging is characterised by being:

• edible

• recyclable

• compostable

• biodegradable

Match the following

• intelligent packaging

• 
• modified atmosphere packaging

• 
• active packaging

• 
• nanomaterial packaging

• 

which of the following is responsible for the most packaging lost to landfill?

• packaging not recyclable

• packaging materials lost in recovery processes

• packaging not collected for recycling

which is perceived through chemesthesis?

• sour

  granny smith apples

• aromatic cinnamon

• crunchy

  rice crackers

• hot

  chilli peppers

Match the following

• monosodium glutamate

• umami taste

• quinine

• sweet taste

• fructose

• salty taste

• citric acid

• bitter taste

• sodium chloride

• sour taste

FLAVOUR is the combination of which two senses?

• taste and aroma

• texture and taste

• aroma and appearance

• taste and mouthfeel

volatile molecules in foods help us to ................. them

• taste

• identify

• digest

• masticate