Food Packaging Technology
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Food Packaging Technology Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Food Packaging Technology (subject code 3171404) as prescribed for Food Proc. · Semester 7 divides the course into 6 units, covering 28 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 (3171404)Unit 1 Introduction
- Functions of Food Packaging
- Ideal characteristics of food packaging materials
- Natural Food packaging
- Food Packaging Hazards
- factors to be considered for food packaging designing
- Difference between packing and packaging
- Levels of food packaging
- Classification of packaging materials
- Food Labeling
Unit 2 Manufacturing, Properties, Limitations and Applications of
- Paper and its types
- Corrugated Fiber board boxes
- Metal Containers (Aluminum and tin plate containers), 08
Unit 3 Properties, Limitations and Applications of
- Plastic packaging materials like Polyethylene, PP, PVC, PET, Polyamide
- Cellulose Acetate
- Regenerated Cellulose
- Epoxy phenolic resins
Unit 4 Properties, limitations and Applications of
- Plastic laminates
- Flexible/retortable pouches
- Blister packaging
- Aseptic Packaging
- Logistical Packaging
Unit 5 Recent trends in Food Packaging
- Edible films/coating
- Active and Intelligent Packaging
- RFID indicators
Unit 6 Food Packaging Machinery
- Types of filling (Gravitational and Volumetric System)
- Low Vacuum filling system
- Piston Type filling system
- Form Fill and Sealing System
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