One U.S. supplier is honored for its lidding system. Another supplier developed a dissolvable film that is safe to eat.
When Sammy Davis Jr. sang, “Talk about your childhood wishes, you can even eat the dishes,” he was referring to chocolatier Willy Wonka.
Modern-day dairy processors might find a use for a new flexible package made from an edible and water-soluble film. Pouches made with the films are designed to dissolve and release their contents when exposed to hot or cold liquids. The dissolved film can then be safely consumed. Dairy processors selling to the foodservice and food manufacturing markets (where pre-measured quantities are important) might find this of use.
At the July IFT Food Expo in Chicago, Monosol, Merriville, Ind., promoted its Vivos Edible Delivery System. The film, made of food-grade ingredients, is transparent, odorless and tasteless. It can be formed in bags or pouches using existing converting technologies.
According to the company, any powder or low-water-content liquid will work with Vivos film. According to Monosol, the film can be “beneficial as a manufacturing and/or cooking aid to deliver ingredients during the manufacturing of food and/or beverages.” Examples of ingredients include food colors, enzymes, vitamin fortifiers and yeasts. Products contained in the package include nutraceutical items such as workout supplements and fiber supplements. A MonoSol test protocol can be used to determine compatibility of the food with the film.