In order to ensure the quality and hygiene of the bread, the cooled or sliced bread should be packaged immediately. First of all, let’s take a look at the role of bread packaging.

1. Keep the bread clean and hygienic to avoid contamination during storage, transportation, and sales.

2.Prevents bread from hardening and prolongs its shelf life. (Bread needs to be stored and transported for a period of time from the factory to the consumer. Due to starch aging and moisture evaporation, the bread will become hard and lose its soft and palatable characteristics.)

3.Increase the beauty of the product. (Generous and beautiful packaging can attract consumers’ attention, highlight product features, and expand consumption.)

Requirements for packaging materials:

1. It must meet the requirements of food hygiene, non-toxic, odorless, tasteless, and will not directly or indirectly pollute the bread.
2. Good airtight performance, watertight and airtight as much as possible, so as not to dry and harden the bread and lose the fragrance.

The commonly used packaging materials for bread are divided into paper and plastic. Papers include oil-resistant paper, wax paper, etc.; plastics include nitrocellulose film, polyethylene, polypropylene, etc.