Canning and Fish Packaging Technology

Unit 1 - Canning as a method of preservation

1.4.Advantages of canning

• Canned products are safe and will not cause any ill health (or allergy etc)
• Canned product are ready to serve products and hence instantly available for consumption with little or no further preparation for the table.
• Canned product can be made available at any place any time.
• Canned products do not require special storage facility such as cold storage. Ordinary room temperature storage is sufficient.
• As inedible portions of foods stuffs are removed, it represents concentrated form of food
• Canned food has long shelf life measured in years not in weeks or months. The shelf life is about 2 years.
• Wide range of food products can be preserved.