Title: Explore how different packaging affects food and nutrient quality.
Course: Food Science and Dietetics (19254) > Section: Examining Food Processing, Preservation, and Packaging

Exploration should include the determining factors for selecting materials used in packaging to enhance nutritional value, and could include

- glass
- metal
- aluminum
- plastic
- paper
- kraft paper
- sulfite paper
- grease-proof paper
- parchment
- paperboard.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What packaging materials are popular on store shelves? Why?
- How do manufacturers make food packaging tamper resistant?
- Why is safe packaging important?
- Why is it important to physically protect packaged food?

Communication

- What governmental agencies are involved in regulating food and nutrient quality in packaged foods?
- What are the differences among chemical, biological, and physical external influences?
- How should proper packaging methods be selected based on the external influences of chemical, biological, and physical contaminations?
- Why are the best packaging methods based on the external influences of chemical, biological, and physical contaminations?

Leadership

- What actions should consumers take to promote package sustainability?
- Which government agency regulates packaging materials?
- What are the differences in the types of paper used in packaging?

Management

- What resources may encourage consumers to use sustainable packaging?
- What are the determining factors in the selection process of materials for packaging that ensure optimum nutritional value?
- What might be the effect of various types of packaging on food and nutrient quality?
- What criteria are needed to select packaging that preserves food and nutrient quality?