In this age of technology, the ways of living of organisms have changed to a great extent. Man is curious about different sorts of things, so he wanted to make more and more inventions and discoveries to better his life. One of the most progressed made by the man is in agricultural and food sector. Our moat of industeries including textile, leather and brewing industry depends upon this sector. So we can’t ignored its importance.
Bottled and jar packaged goods has its own importance. In ancient times, man used to preserve food items by canning, pickling, or drying them for use. But with the dawn of modern era, things become advanced ao these methods also got advanced. Most of our is being packed in bootled and jar packaged goods for better preservation and transport for long use.These includes vegetables, sea-food, milk,pickles,various fruits such as pineapple,respberries, grapes etc.
Advantages of bottled and jarred packaged goods
- Beneficial for transport:
These bottled and jarred packages good are much valuable for transport purposes as much of our import and export can be done through this. It can be transport for longer distances without being damaged and different varieties of food could reached in different parts of the world so every individual may aware of various tastes.
- Better preservation:
Better preservation could be achieved by bottled and jam packaged good. Food can be preserved for longer time. Even if there is no season for a particular food, through this method it could be present throughout the year. Various methods for its preservation including dehydration and quick freeze methods are done for removing water from potatos, eggs, apple, milk has proved a practical method of their preservation.
- Varieties of food:
Through this method, we may have varieties of food available. These varaties are not only from our country but as well as from far counteries we may enjoy better and nutrious food. This has encouraged our taste.We eat variety of food because scientific method has taught that it is healthful to eat a variety of food.
· Saved Time:
This method of bottled and jarred goods has also saved one’s time. Regardless of preparing more food at home, we have a accessible to this artifical food, so our time should be consumed in a better way. Especially now there is not need toworryabout preparing pickles, jams and marmalade at home because it can be easily available in our supermarkets.
· More availability than our past:
We have much availability of food than that our past. Because in past our ancestors did not know the modern techniques of preserving food. But now with the dawn of modern era, the method has been changed as we have more varieties of food available.
· Recycling of the used canned and bottled:
Most of our bottled and jarred packaged goods areavailable in glass and steel contaniers After being used of the food, these materials can be recycled for used again again, so that environmental pollution should be controlled. Such matriels are used that have not been corroded or withstand with environmental temperature or can be easily comsumed and handled.So eco-friendly materials shall be used.
· Free of bacteria:
Hence these packed and canned food due to no contact with air or are said to air-tight contaniers, are free from bacteria.
Disadvantages of bottled and jarred packaged goods
Hence where there are advantages, there must be some disadvantages.Following are the disasvantages of bottled and jarred packaged goods:
· Less Healthful:
As it is easy to encounter our favourite food from canned and bottled jars, but it is not good for our health. As it contains more impurities rather than purities. For prolonged its preservation time,various impure substances should be added.
· Threat to spoilage:
Hence by using bottled and jarred packaged goods, we have to careful about it spoilage. As it once opened, so its food contents could not be contacted with air. If it occurs, it leads the food spoilage. It is a fact that artifical food could never compete the natural food.
· Non availability of fresh food:
The food we obtained from bottled or canned contaniers are not fresh. These food include fruits, vegetables, milk, yogurt etc has been maufactured a long time ago and then come to the markets for sale. As some products could not be sale as soon, so they remained in the store-room. So its contents are not as much as fresh. Hence longer shelf life of these foods can reduce the useful nutrients.
· Various diseases:
If the packed canned and bottled expires, or its expirey date has passed, it may leads to various diseseses such as food poisoning, stomach infection or inflammation that leads the asthma. Moreover, some people are more infectious if eat these preserved food.
· More costlty:
These processed food are more costly and expensive. As different brand has different prices, not all the people could afford these perpared food.Moreover, they are more costly than housemaid food.
· Toxic Ingredients:
These processed food also contains various toxic and additives ingredients, such as artifical flavouring and taste of the food.These food contain more amount of fats, fibres, carbohydrates and calories which ultimately lead towards obesity.
· Loss of essential nutrients:
According to a modern research, it has been seen that during maufacturing of these processed or canned food, various essential nutrients such as vitamins andproteins are being lost about 60% to 80%.
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Negative inpact of packaging:
Some barnded companies may introduce enchanting and attractive packing coverings, that would spontaneously longed the buyer to purchase that desired product, unless may be not aware about the hazardous effect of it. Hence negative impact of packing greatly influced such people.
CONCLUSION:
Hence, bottled and jarred packaged goods are greatly used worldwide. Where it refers to more advantages to protect from bacteria and abundance of vast varieties of flavours, it also led to some disadvantages that some unhealthy food with more additives are available. But it is remenbered that use and excess of everything is bad.
