Modified Atmosphere Packaging
• Flush the food container with a gas, CO2 or N2., before the container is sealed
• Use with:
–potato chips and other snack foods
–fresh pasta
• MAP is the enclosure of food in a package in which the atmosphere inside the package is modified so that its composition is other than that of air.
• Modification can be achieved by removing air and replacing it with a controlled mixture of gases.
• Nitrogen is frequently used in MAP to reduce the concentration of other gases in the package.