The increase in working population, change in lifestyle, paucity of time, and need for convenience have fueled the demand of packaged and processed food. Availability of frozen food, ready-to-eat snacks and munches, namkeens, instant drink mix etc. have become the norm.
Effects of Uncontrolled Humidity
The uncontrolled humidity can adversely affect the taste, flavour, and shelf life of the processed food. Other than inferior food quality, the frequent challenges faced by the food processing companies are longer drying time, frequent production downtime, and loss of key characteristics of food products. Therefore, it becomes imperative to tackle the moisture menace at every stage of food processing. It means one should maintain recommended moisture levels during product drying, processing, packaging, and storage.
Some of the common problems that the food processing industries face are:
- Lumping and caking in powders
- Uneven drying in spices
- Loss of crispness in wafers and chips
- Loss of taste and freshness
- Stickiness in candies and confectionery
- Disformation and discoloration candies and confectionery
- Microbial growth
Bry-Air Solution
Bry-Air Desiccant Dehumidifiers provides the most effective and economical solutions to humidity related problems during product drying, processing, packaging and storage. It helps in speed up drying process, consistent production, uniform coating, maintain food quality and shelf life.
Some of the food applications:
