Last modified: 2014-09-11
Abstract
system (MicVac) for ready meals can make it possible to preserve ready meal at maximum
45 days in chilled storage by applying vaccum-sealed package. Water footprint and other
whole impacts relevant to ready meals made in conventional way and MicVac were
assessed and compared. The results showed predominance of ready meal by MicVac
system in both water footprint and full impact assessment mainly due to saving food
ingredient input related to unsold meal loss. It could be quantitatively verified that the
effects of the increase in power consumption for microwave cooking and chilled storage in
MicVac system were relatively smaller compared to the advantage of saving food loss in
the perspectives of both water and other relevant environmental issues.
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