Baked Products Packaging Gas Control & Testing
- High-precision instruments built for fast and effective packaging quality assurance.
- Accurate leak detection to minimise waste and maximise output.
- Reliable active packaging solutions to maintain quality and prolong shelf life.
- Advanced package testing to preserve baked goods' freshness, texture, and visual appeal.
Gas Control Equipment For Commercial Bakeries
Delivering proven active packaging solutions and advanced gas control systems tailored for bakery packaging. Our cutting-edge gas mixers, gas analysers, leak detection tools, burst testing systems, and gas flow optimiser help industrial bakers achieve consistent, precisely controlled modified atmosphere packaging for a wide range of baked goods.
Our selection of oxygen absorbers, moisture absorbers, CO2 absorbers, and CO2 generators supports optimal in-pack conditions throughout storage and transit.
Packaging Quality Assurance For Commercial Bakeries
Packaged bakery products, such as par baked & specialty breads, pastries & scones, are produced, packaged, and distributed globally, often travelling long distances before reaching consumers.
Cakes, pastries, and other high-moisture products spoil quickly due to staling and microbial activity. Low-moisture products such as biscuits and crackers have a longer shelf life but are still prone to rancidity, texture loss, and moisture uptake.
Baked goods must maintain freshness, texture, appearance, and flavour at every stage of the supply chain to meet distributor and customer expectations.
Maintaining an optimal atmosphere that controls moisture, reduces oxygen exposure, and suppresses microbial growth is crucial in bakery and confectionery packaging.
This is especially important for high-value baked goods with shorter shelf lives and stricter quality requirements, such as pre-packed cakes and pastries.
Gas Control In Bakery Packaging
Nitrogen is routinely used in baked products packaging to flush out oxygen, helping preserve freshness and prevent oxidation, rancidity, and texture loss.
Nitrogen flushing is vital for products with high butter or oil content, such as pastries, cakes, and brioche, where exposure to oxygen accelerates spoilage.
Nitrogen also maintains pack structure by creating a cushioning atmosphere that protects delicate or soft baked goods, such as pastries and sliced bread loaves, against damage during handling and transport.
Manufacturers often add a small amount of carbon dioxide to baked products and confectionery packaging to reduce mould and microbial growth, especially in products with longer shelf lives. Because a high carbon dioxide concentration can affect flavour or texture, levels are tightly controlled.
Nitrogen and carbon dioxide are introduced into a baked good package through flushing or vacuum/gas cycles before sealing, creating a stable modified atmosphere.
Sometimes, a minimal oxygen concentration is left in the package to help maintain texture and prevent spoilage in yeast-based products like crusty breads.
How EMCO Can Help
EMCO is a global leader in gas control solutions trusted by industrial bakers to provide next-generation tools and equipment that maintain product integrity and consistency, extend shelf life, and improve efficiency across large-scale bakery production.
We manufacture precision gas mixers for optimising MAP blends, industry-leading desktop systems for gas, leak, and burst testing, pressurised water baths to detect leaks, bubble emission testers, a high-efficiency flow optimiser to reduce gas consumption, and reliable handheld gas analysers for quick, on-the-spot measurements.
Our active packaging tools range includes proven and cost-effective oxygen absorbers, moisture absorbers, CO2 absorbers, and CO2 generators.
To support quality assurance, industrial bakers’ QA teams can implement a structured packaging testing workflow using our advanced desktop instruments to perform gas, leak, and burst tests. By reviewing data captured by our instruments, they can refine processes, boost efficiency, and minimise costly mistakes.
Medium and large bakery manufacturers can harness our gas mixers and gas flow optimiser to improve modified atmosphere accuracy, minimise gas use, and increase line speed.
Small baked goods producers can use our handheld gas analysers for fast modified atmosphere checks and benefit from our active packaging tools to extend shelf life and preserve product quality. To check for leaks, they can use our pressurised water bath.
Why Choose EMCO’s Gas Control Equipment For Baked Products Packaging
- Reliable, field-tested active packaging tools.
- Accurate gas mixing and gas flow optimisation.
- Precise gas, leak, and burst testing.
- Industry-leading leak accuracy to 10 microns on our advanced desktop instruments.
- Pressurised water bath to locate leaks from seal failures or pinholes.
- Quick, easy, and safe package testing process.
- Test result recording to improve operational efficiency.
- Backed by the EMCO service level guarantee.
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