Nitrogen gas is a popular gas in the food industry. It is used in order to prolong the shelf life of food packages in a healthy manner and to protect them from microorganisms or to protect the fluid raw material during production. As İdeal Makina, we continue our leadership within the industry with the systems that we established in Turkey and surrounding countries.
Packaging-MAP
A modified atmosphere is created inside the package in order to prolong the shelf life whilst packaging foods such as dry nuts and potato chips. Here unwanted elements such as oxygen, air, humidity are removed and nitrogen gas is filled inside the package. In the end, oxidation is prevented in the environment and products remain fresh for a long period of time. Moreover, as nitrogen gas cannot be metabolized and adsorbed by microorganisms, they protect the existence in the environment and the creation of a vacuum environment inside the package is prevented. Dry nuts, chips, confectionary, coffee, tea and dried foods are among the examples to be given in this field.
MAP – Food Gas
As different than packaging dry nuts, food gas applications use nitrogen gas produced in the generator to mix with CO2 and to send to the packages. Due to the bacteriostatic and fungal static properties of CO2 gas, microorganisms are prevented from developing on products such as meat, chicken and dairy products which have been subject to advanced procedures. By preventing microorganisms to develop on the food, fungus and bacteria effect is not observed inside the packages. This practice is used for packaging products such as pastry dough, chicken-meat which have undergone advanced procedures, milk and dairy products, ravioli, sausages-salami.
Blanket – Fruit Juice and Carbonated Beverages
Blanket applications are mostly used at fruit juice and carbonated beverage packaging facilities. Nitrogen is used to remove the oxygen inside the packaged bottle and a modified atmosphere is created as a result. This way, product’s shelf life is also prolonged. Moreover, compressed nitrogen gas prevents the package from deflating.
Production
While transferring fluid raw materials such as hot cacao, nitrogen gas is given to prevent burning or spoiling as a result of contact with oxygen in the pipeline. This way, whilst production continues without any raw material loss, transfer of the fluid is supported as a driving power.
