Use of biodegradable materials as alternative packaging of typical Calabrian Provola cheese

Publication date: September 2019Source: Food Packaging and Shelf Life, Volume 21Author(s): Amalia Piscopo, Angela Zappia, Alessandra De Bruno, Sara Pozzo, Sara Limbo, Luciano Piergiovanni, Marco PoianaAbstractCalabrian Provola cheese is typically manufactured in the Southern Italy. The request of a more suitable expansion in the national market has promoted this research, based on the evaluation of biodegradable packaging on its qualitative characteristics as alternative of the conventional plastic multilayer film. The tested materials were: Polyethylene/Ethylene vinyl alcohol/Polyamide/Polyethylene (PE/EVOH/PA/PE), Polylactic acid (PLA), coated with a silicon oxide barrier, and Cellophane, coated with resins. The results of this study evidenced that the material based on PLA can be considered a valid alternative packaging because of the quality maintenance of Calabrian Provola cheese and its sustainable characteristics.
Source: Food Packaging and Shelf Life - Category: Food Science Source Type: research