Food Packaging Technology Laboratory detailed syllabus for Food Technology (Food Tech) for 2019 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Food Tech students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Food Technology 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Food Tech 6th Sem 2019 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of food packaging technology laboratory is as follows.
Course Objective:
The course aims to
- analyzedifferent kind of packaging materials.
- analyze and evaluate different packing characteristics for development of food packages
List of Experiments:
- Identification of different types of packaging and packaging materials
- Measurement of thickness of packaging films, papers and boards
- Measurement of water absorption of paper, paper boards
- Measurement of bursting strength of paper of paper boards
- Determination of tensile/compression strength of given material
- Destructive and non-destructive test on glass container, drop test
- Determination of wax weights, tensile strength of papers, bursting strength
- Determination of WVTR of various packaging materials
- Determination of Oxygen Transmission Rate of various packaging materials
- Determination of coating on package materials
- Evaluation of residue migration from package to food
- Tests for identification of plastic films.
Course Outcome:
At the end of the course the students will be able to
- understand the principles and working of refrigeration, air conditioning, and cold chain.
- gain knowledge on refrigeration and problem solving ability on types of loads.
- design refrigeration and cold storage system for food products.
Text Books:
- Robertson, G. L. Food Packaging Principles and Practices, Marcel Decker, 2006.
- Han, J.H. Innovation in Food Packaging, Elsevier Publications, 2005.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Food Technology, 2019 regulation curriculum do visit Food Tech 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2019 regulation.
For all Food Technology results, visit Anna University Food Tech all semester results direct link.