CONVENIENCE AND HEALTH FOODS 3 (1+2)

Lesson 15 : Packaging Of Convenience Foods

Bakery products

• Bakery foods such as bread, biscuits, cakes, pastries etc deteriorate due to crystallization of starch granules, causing staling.
• Moisture uptake causes reduction in crispness.
• Mould growth due to moisture.
• Rancidity due to oxidation
• Drying out of interior crumb.

Materials used for packing should be waked powder, cellophane etc cakes and pastries are distributed in card board boxes.