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MAP: Bakery and Dried Foods

 The growing demand for healthier and more convenient food has impacted the bakery and snack product market. Bakery and snack products include flour-based products such as breads, cakes, biscuits, crackers, dough, croissants, muffins, bagels, pancakes, waffles and pasta as well as crisps and peanuts. Although these diverse products present a wide range of challenges, there is a common theme of increasing processing automation to optimise production costs and the need to maintain product quality throughout extended shelf life.


Gas Mix

 BOC's dedicated field and in-house specialists have in-depth knowledge of the solution options available to you. We will work with you to develop the right gas mixture for the product packed.

The following table outlines typical gas mixtures for your products:

Recommended gas mixtures for dry foods and bakery products
Product Gas mixture Gas / product volume Typical shelf life: Air Typical shelf life: MAP Storage temp.
Pre-baked bread 100% CO2 50-100ml 5 days 20 days 20-25 °C
Cakes 50% CO2 + 50% N2 50-100ml / 100g prod. 15 days 60 days 20-25 °C
Coffee (ground) N2 or CO2 50-100ml / 100g prod. 4 weeks 24 weeks 20-25 °C
Milk powder 100% N2 50-100ml / 100g prod. 12 weeks 52 weeks 20-25 °C
Peanuts 100% N2 50-100ml / 100g prod. 12 weeks 52 weeks 20-25 °C

MAPAX brings you a full range of tailored solutions to meet the requirements of the Food packing industries. Our BOC specialists can hep recommend the most suitable gas, equipment and safety products for your process, site and employees.

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