Sauces are semi-solid, liquid foods or creams which are used in other food to enhance their taste and bring out their best flavor. Over the past few decades, the food industry has dived into making various kinds of sauces by experimenting with lots of different ingredients. The use of sauces has taken the world by storm and can be found in every part of the world, whether it is a restaurant, street food or someone’s kitchen, sauces are universally loved by everyone for its addictive taste and appetizing look!
These sauces come in various textures and need to be packaged so that they can be safely transported from their manufacturing place to their final destination. For this purpose, sauce packaging is used to pack these sauces for their easy and safe transport. They come in different shapes, sizes, color and designs to make them more appealing to the customers.
Let us discuss in detail about sauce packaging and see which one is the most suitable for your industry.
1.What is sauce packaging?
It is a procedure of packaging sauces into containers like glass, plastic, cans, jars etc. to preserve it for longer time and also to secure it from contamination and other spoiling agents. Otherwise the contents, the sauces, could turn hazardous that could lead to a high risk of a food borne illness to consumers, when exposed to atmosphere or any other potential contaminants.
2.What are the common types of sauces in sauce packaging?
Sauce packaging machine can be used for several different types of sauces. These sauces can be of any colour and texture. Let us discuss the different types of sauces these machines can package.
a)Hot sauce
Hot sauce is a seasoning made up of chilli peppers, vinegar, citrus fruits and salt. This sauce is widely used all around the world due to its hot and tangy flavour.
b)Soy sauce
Soy sauce is a brown, salty liquid most popularly used in Asian countries in their food items to enhance their flavour. It can be used virtually in all of Asian cuisines since its umami flavour made from fermented soybean adds flavour to any dish.
c)Pasta sauce
Pasta sauce is primarily used in dishes like noodles and pasta which gives them the main flavour. It acts as the main liquid medium for the dish, enhancing its flavour since it is made up of ginger garlic, onions and olive oil.
d)Tomato sauce
Tomato sauce is the main ingredient for many famous dishes like pizza and pasta. Its acidity, sweetness and umami flavour provides excellent taste to Mexican salsas and Italian pasta dishes.
3.What is the history of sauce packaging?
For one instance, the packaging seems a pretty basic technique and therefore we hardly give it a thought in daily life and we might take it for granted on a major part but in actual it is the result of many centuries and evolution that led us the way we do preserve it in this era and not only the way we preserve it but also the methods we use to transport it and keep it safe and fresh to eat.
The history of preserving food dates back to many years when our ancestors, the hunter gatherers, for say, around 10,000 years ago, used to preserve food in natural materials like banana leaves.
One of the oldest preserving material is ceramic pottery that dates back to around 20,000 years ago. Among many of the archeological findings, the samples of food, wine, honey and beer are found well preserved in clay pots and urns.
The other popular materials for food preservation are metal and glass that dates back to 1200bc.
Others popular but not so ancient materials include plastic, tin etc.
The use of plastics for sauce packaging and also for other products was done in early 1900s.
Plastic turned out to be very convenient material for usage because of its few characteristics like being lightweight which reduced the shipping costs, it could easily be made airtight and also it is waterproof that would assist in prevention from moisture.
The sauces are the flavor enhancers which are found approximately at every point of world and in every kitchen possible. One’s meal might not be completed with any of the sauces, therefore its preservation and quality has to be best in every way possible when it reaches to consumer. People use many options for packing of sauces such as pouches, plastic bottles and glass bottles. Let us discuss the benefits of using sauce packaging below.
a)Provides protection
The main reason why sauce packaging is used primarily is to provide protection to the sauce inside. It serves as the medium to transfer the sauce from its site of production to its site of use without getting damaged. Thus maintaining its flavor and texture.
b)Increases shelf life
Sauce packaging increases the shelf life of product. This increase in life assists the producers by providing more time for export to more far areas. It also gives more time for potential sale and higher customer satisfaction. This results in cost saving at production end by preventing the losses associated by early expiry and also at consumer end since the products life has increased.
c)Ability to market brand name:
Human tends to get attracted to those things that are premium finished. Using sachets, plastic and glass bottles provide the companies with an opportunity to market their brands name, thus boosting their sales and increasing their profit margin.
The glass bottles are used for long time even the product has finished. It is used for other storing purposes like oil and other syrups. And so the constant use and looking at the same bottle everyday keeps them reminded to buy the same product next time they go shopping. This enhances the chances of consumer retention and loyalty.
