Food Packaging

Freshness Indicators Student’s Name Institution of Affiliation Course Name & Code Instructor’s Name Date Freshness Indicators Image of a Label indicator of Fruit Maturation Level (Bansal, 2024). Food freshness refers to the closeness of food commodities to their original states depending on time, processing, and distance. Various freshness indicators are employed to achieve food freshness. These freshness indicators comprise sensors that monitor the food quality present in packaging. It achieves this by reacting to different changes in the packaging due to microbial growth or chemical changes in the fresh food commodity. The science behind freshness indicators revolves around various mechanisms that monitor food's freshness, including detection mechanisms and color change. These freshness indicators depend on biological or chemical reactions to sense alterations in the surroundings within the food package. For example, blockchain technology facilita...