Food Packaging Engineering
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Food Packaging Engineering Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Food Packaging Engineering (subject code 3165101) as prescribed for Food Engg. · Semester 6 divides the course into 7 units, covering 51 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3165101)Unit 1 Introduction
- Important functions of package
- Packaging Materials and Various PackageForms
- Pouches and Tubes
- Classification of Packaging Materials
Unit 2 Manufacturing Process Outline
- Advantages and Disadvantages of the following Packaging Materials RigidPackaging Materials
- Rigid Plastic Packages
- Metal Containers
- WoodenBoxes and Crates
- Solid and Corrugated Fibre Boards Cartons
- MoldedPaper Containers
- Vegetable parchment Paper
Unit 3 Properties, Advantages and Limitations
- Advantages and Limitations of the Following PackagingMaterials
- Aluminium and Aluminium foil
- Metal Tin Containers
- Paper and Paperboard
- Laminates and Multilayer Composition
- RetortablePouches Plastic Films- LDPE and LLDPE
- HDPE, PVC, PS, PP, BOPP
- Nylon Ionomers
- Rubber Hydrochloride Natural and PVD, EVA Polyester
- Cellulose Acetate, PET, Blister packaging
- Aseptic packaging
- Subject Code : 3165101 Subject Name :Food Packaging Engineering
Unit 4 Use of Packaging Materials
- Packaging Materials Used for and Criteria for Selection of PackagingMaterials for the following Foods: Fruit Products
- Vegetables Products
- Fish and Fish Products
- Meat and Meat Products
- Beverages Carbonated
- Malted Milk Products
- Tea coffee
- Alcoholic Beverages Confectionery- Fatand Oil, Dairy Products
- Frozen Vegetables
- Fatty Biscuits
- Milk and Milk Products
- Food Grains
- storage and handling of packagingmaterial
Unit 5 Packaging Machinery
- Form Fill and Seal Machines
- Gravitational and Volumetric filling
- Filler forpasty products
- Filler for dry product
- Piston Type filling system
- Label and Labelling:Label
- Types of labels
- Importance of Nutritional Labelling.Packaging Design:Packaging Design Considerations
- Cushioning Materials & their properties.Testing & Identification:Testing and Identification of Packaging Materials
Unit 6 Packaging and Shelf Life of Food Product
- Factors controlling shelf life of packaged food product
- Shelf-life estimationin dehydrated food product. 3 5
Unit 7 Recent Trends In Food Packaging
- Edible packaging
- Active Packaging
- Modified atmosphere packaging
- RFID indicators. 3 5
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