The Packaging of Fruit Juice and Non-Carbonated Fruit Drinks (CDI, 1998, 87 p.): III. THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PACKAGING: (introduction...)

The Packaging of Fruit Juice and Non-Carbonated Fruit Drinks (CDI, 1998, 87 p.)

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GLOSSARY

Foreword

I. INTRODUCTION

II. METHODOLOGY FOR CORRECT CHOICE OF PACKAGING

A - GENERAL APPROACH

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1. The target market (segment)

2. Cost of packaging

3. Investment capacity of the promoter

B - EXAMPLE OF PACKAGING SELECTION

1. Wide distribution product (informal distribution)

2. Top of the range product (cold chain distribution)

III. THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PACKAGING

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A - SHORT SHELF-LIFE FRESH PRODUCTS

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1. Plastic bottle

2. Plastic drum

3. Pre-formed plastic cup

4. Pre-formed pouch

5. Gable-top carton box

B - LONG SHELF-LIFE PRODUCTS WITH PRESERVATIVES

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6. Polyethylene film pouch

7. PVC bottle

8. PET bottle

C - LONG SHELF-LIFE PRODUCTS WITH HEAT TREATMENT PACKAGING

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9. Thermoformed plastic cup

10. Doypack aluminium coated bag

11. Cheerpack aluminium coated bag

12. Glass bottle

13. Gable-top carton box

14. Tin can

15. Metallic cup

D - LONG SHELF LIFE STERILISED PRODUCTS (ASEPTIC PACKAGING)

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16. ''Brick'' carton box

17. Plastic pouch

18. Thermoformed plastic cup

19. Plastic bottle

20. Bag in box

21. ''Cartocan''

IV - IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

ANNEXES

ANNEX 1 - BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES

ANNEX 2 - DIFFERENT FRUIT DRINKS DEFINITIONS

ANNEX 3 - LIST OF PRESERVATIVES

ANNEX 4 - SOME SUPPLIERS OF PACKAGING MATERIALS IN EUROPE

ANNEX 5 - SOME SUPPLIERS OF PACKAGING MACHINES

ANNEX 6 - SCHEDULE OF SPECIALISED EUROPEAN AND AFRICAN EXHIBITIONS

ANNEX 7 - LIST OF SOME INTERNATIONAL OR PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS LINKED TO PACKAGING

ANNEX 8 - CDI, A TOOL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES IN ACP COUNTRIES

Back Cover

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By combining the different stabilisation and packaging processes, it is possible to classify the different types of packaging as follows:

A. Pasteurisation and cold packaging/filling (short shelf-life)

B. Pasteurisation and cold packaging with chemical preservatives(long shelf-life)

C. Pasteurisation with hot packaging/filling, and eventual post-pasteurising (long shelf-life)

D. UHT or HTST treatment with sterilised packaging (long shelf-life)

This diagram is an abridged form of the following table

PRODUCTION PROCESS AND PACKAGING

Process	Shelf-life	Packaging*	Discussion
A Pasteurisation & cold packaging	2 to 4 weeks in cold storage (+4°C to +6°C)	(1) HDPE bottle (2) HDPE drum (3) PS or PP pre-formed cup (4) LDPE pre-formed pouch 1 litre (5) Gable-top carton 1 litre	Immediately after fresh fruit juice extraction, juice is pasteurised at 80/95°C for a few seconds then cooled to +4°C and stored in an insulated tank before packaging
B Pasteurisation & cold packaging with preservative	1 month to several months according to the level of anti-oxygen barrier	(6) LDPE pouch < 200 ml (7) PVC bottle 1.5 litre (8) PET bottle 1 litre	Chemical preservatives are less and less acceptable to consumers
C Pasteurisation & hot packaging with possibility of post-pasteurisation packing + product in a tunnel	More than 3 months at room temperature	(9) Thermoformed cup 100 ml to 300 ml (10) Doypack pouch (11) Cheerpack pouch (12) Glass bottle (13) Aluminised gable-top carton (14) Thermoformed cup (15) Aluminised cup	- Only for acid products (pH less than 4.5) - Post-pasteurisation is recommended for output higher than 500 l/hr
D UHT or HTST treatment with sterilised packaging at room temperature	More than 6 months at room temperature	(16) Brick (17) Plastic pouch (18) Thermoformed cup (19) Plastic bottle (20) Bag in box (21) CartoCan	- Undeniable advantage linked to the quality of the end-product: no chemical preservative, natural taste thanks to the very short heat treatment - Any product can be processed with any acidity - Disadvantage: expensive and sophisticated technology.

*numbers correspond to the appropriate technical filing-card

For each process, investment budgets vary from 1 to 20 for identical capacities. It is therefore important to understand the operations limits of each process.