_____Used for individual items, wrappers provide protection

between the food and the environment or the food and a person’s hands.

Like bags,_______ protects the food

protect from the environment and create an adequate means of

transporting foods.

This is for foods that are sterile and are to be

maintained sterile.

Like trays, _______ are a common form of food packaging.

Most known are bagged snacks (chips, pretzels) and fruit (apples,

potatoes). “Bagging” separates the food from the environment,

namely the air.

They are used for the easiest form of transportation of a food

product.

They are also an excellent way of preserving and

transporting foods. Most cans are made of steel or other thin

metal when found in stores, as well as glass jars when foods

are canned in the home.

This is mostly self-explanatory. They are mostly flat

with raised edges to keep the product in place and are made of

various materials such as paperboard.

are highly used for _______________

food and beverage products including jam, honey, alcoholic

beverages and food items such as pickles and peppers.

Within the food packaging type of cartons, there are

four sub-categories. The most well-known is the___________________ which is

molded to the shape of the egg to add protection while the food product

is mobile. Aseptic cartons also lie in this category.