SUITABILITY OF INDIGENOUSLY FABRICATED ALUMINUM CANS FOR CANNING OF INDIAN FOODS

Authors
SRIVATSA AN RAMAKRISHNA A GOPINATHAN VK NATARAJU S LEELA RK JAYARAMAN KS SANKARAN R
Citation
An. Srivatsa et al., SUITABILITY OF INDIGENOUSLY FABRICATED ALUMINUM CANS FOR CANNING OF INDIAN FOODS, Journal of Food Science and Technology, 30(6), 1993, pp. 429-434
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Journal of Food Science and Technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221155
Volume
30
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
429 - 434
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1155(1993)30:6<429:SOIFAC>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Two piece aluminium cans were fabricated in three different sizes, usi ng indigenous 3004 alloy (Mg, Mn and Al), In cooperation with a conver tor, and evaluated for suitability to the canning of different Indian foods. The studies indicated the viability of aluminium alloy, as an a lternative for tin containers, for eight different types of Indian foo ds.