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MAP Packaging
Food Industry

Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)

A proven way to effectively extend the shelf life of your packaged food products

​Why Choose MAP Rather than Vacuum or Skin Packaging? 

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Shelf Life

The vast majority of the products achieve a longer shelf life with MAP than with vacuum or skin packaging

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Waste Reduction

Longer shelf life means reduced food waste

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Product Appearance

Soft, uneven products may suffer from the vacuum process leaving their shape less attractive to the end user

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Cost Savings

Less product lost means more money saved

Offerings

MAP Gas Selector Tool

MAP Gas Selector Tool

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 40% carbon dioxide and 60% nitrogen

Bakery Products
30-100% Carbon Dioxide, 0-70% Nitrogen

Food items: Bagels, Bread Puddings, Breads, Buns, Cheesecakes, Crêpes, Croissants, Crumpets, Danish Pastries, Fruit Breads, Fruit Cakes, Fruit Pies, Fruit Strudels, Fruit Tarts, Meringue Cakes, Muffins, Nan Bread, Nut Breads, Pancakes, Par-Baked Breads, Pitta Bread, Pizza Bases, Pretzels, Sponge Layer Cakes, Swiss Rolls, Taco Shells, Tortillas, Vegetable Breads, Waffles, other items

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 30% carbon dioxide and 70% nitrogen

Combination Products
30-50% Carbon Dioxide, 50-70% Nitrogen

Food items: Battered Fish, Battered Meats, Battered Poultry, Battered Seafood, Bouchée, Breaded Fish, Breaded Meats, Breaded Poultry, Breaded Seafood, Burritos, Enchiladas, Falafels, Filled Crêpes, Filled Pancakes, Filled Rolls, Pasta containing Fish, Pies containing Fish, Kebabs, Pasta containing Meat, Pies containing Meat, Omelettes, Pasties, Pâtés en Croûtes, Pizzas, Pasta containing Poultry, Pies containing Poultry, Roule au Fromage, Quiche, Sandwiches, Satays, Sausage Rolls, Pasta containing Seafood, Pies containing Seafood, Soufflés, Spring Rolls, Stuffed Pitta Bread, Tacos, Tostadas, Vol au Vents, other items

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 30% carbon dioxide and 70% nitrogen

Cooked, Cured and Processed
Fish and Seafood Products
30% Carbon Dioxide, 70% Nitrogen

Food items: Bloaters, Bombay Duck, Buckling, Cod's Roe, Cold Smoked Fish, Fish Galantine, Fish Rillettes, Fish Terrines, Hot Smoked Fish, Kippers, Potted Fish, Potted Shellfish, Salt Cod, Salted Anchovies, Salted Caviar, Salted Fish Roes, Salted Jellyfish, Seafood Pâtés, Smoked Haddock, Smoked Halibut, Smoked Mackerel, Smoked Salmon, Smoked Trout, Taramasalata, other items

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 40% carbon dioxide and 60% nitrogen

Cooked, Cured and Processed Meat
 30-40% Carbon Dioxide, 60-70% Nitrogen

Food items: Bacons, Beefburgers, Black Pudding, Charcuterie, Chopped Pork and Ham, Cooking Sausages, Corned Beef, Frankfurters, Haggis, Hams, Luncheon Meats, Meat Jerky, Meat Slices, Ox Tongue, Pastrami, Pâtés, Pepperoni, Potted Meats, Rillettes, Roast Meats, Salami, Smoked Reindeer, Smoked Venison, Terrines, Wurst Sausages, other items

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 40% carbon dioxide and 60% nitrogen

Cooked, Cured and Processed
Poultry and Game Bird Products
30-40% Carbon Dioxide, 60-70% Nitrogen

Food items: Capon Galantine, Chicken Ballotine, Chicken Roll, Cured Game Birds, Cured Poultry, Duck Ballotine, Duck Pâté, Duck Galantine, Pheasant Galantine, Pigeon Galantine, Smoked Chicken, Smoked Duck, Smoked Poussin, Smoked Turkey, Turkey Bacon, Turkey Ballotine, Turkey Galantine, Turkey Roll, other items

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 30% carbon dioxide and 70% nitrogen

Cooked and Dressed Vegetable Products
30-50% Carbon Dioxide, 50-70% Nitrogen

Food items: Bean Chillies, Bhajis, Broccoli in Cheese, Bubble and Squeak, Cauliflower Cheese, Coleslaw, Cooked Beans, Cooked Beetroot, Cooked Potatoes, Corn Fritters, Garlic Mushrooms, Lentil Cutlets, Nut Cutlets, Other Dressed Salads, Pakoras, Pasta Salads, Pilafs, Potato Cakes, Potato Salads, Quorn® Dishes, Rice Salads, Rissoles, Stuffed Aubergines, Stuffed Peppers, Stuffed Tomatoes, Stuffed Vine Leaves, Vegetable Bakes, Vegetable Chillies, Casseroles containing Vegetables, Vegetable Pastas, Vegetable Crumbles, Vegetable Curries, Vegetable Dosas, Vegetable Flans, Vegetable Pilau, Vegetable Shepherd's Pie, Vegetarian Burgers, other items

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 100% carbon dioxide

Dairy Products-Hard Cheeses
100% Carbon Dioxide

Food Items: Hard cheeses except mould-ripened cheeses

Pie chart representing 30% carbon dioxide and 70% nitrogen

Dairy Products-Grated and Soft Cheeses
0-30% Carbon Dioxide, 70-100% Nitrogen

Food Items: Grated and soft cheeses except mould-ripened cheeses

Pie chart representing 100% nitrogen

Dairy Products-Other
100% Nitrogen

Food Items: Other Dairy Products

Pie chart representing 100% nitrous oxide

Dairy Products-Aerosol Creams
100% Nitrous Oxide

Food Items: Aerosol Creams

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 100% nitrous oxide

Dairy Products-Aerosol Creams
100% Nitrous Oxide

Food Items: Aerosol Creams

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 30% carbon dioxide and 70% nitrogen

Dairy Products-Grated and Soft Cheeses
0-30% Carbon Dioxide, 70-100% Nitrogen

Food Items: Grated and soft cheeses except mould-ripened cheeses

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 100% carbon dioxide

Dairy Products-Hard Cheeses
100% Carbon Dioxide

Food Items: Hard cheeses except mould-ripened cheeses

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 100% nitrogen

Dairy Products-Other
100% Nitrogen

Food Items: Other Dairy Products

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 100% nitrogen

Dried Food Products
100% Nitrogen

Food items: Cocoa Powders, Coffees, Dehydrated Milk, Dried and Salted Fish, Dried and Salted Seafood, Dried Beans, Dried Cereals, Dried Colourings, Dried Flavourings, Dried Fruits, Dried Herbs, Dried Lentils, Dried Mushrooms, Dried Pasta, Dried Snack Foods, Dried Spices, Dried Vegetables, Flours, Nuts, Potato Crisps, Teas, other items

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 50% carbon dioxide and 50% nitrogen

Fresh Pasta Products
40-50% Carbon Dioxide, 50-60% Nitrogen

Food items: Capelli, Fettucine, Funghini, Fusilli, Linguine, Macaroni, Pasta shells, Spaghetti, Tagliarini, Tagliatelle, Trenette, Tubetti, Vermicelli, Zitioni,other items

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 5% oxygen, 5% carbon dioxide and 90% nitrogen

Fresh Whole and Prepared
Fruit and Vegetable Products
5% Oxygen, 5% Carbon Dioxide, 90% Nitrogen

Food items: Alfalfa sprouts, Apples, Apricots, Artichoke, Asparagus, Aubergine, Avocado, Bananas, Bean sprouts, Beetroot, Blackberries, Broad beans, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbages, Cauliflower, Carrots, Celery, Cherries, Chicory, Courgettes, Cranberries, Cucumber, Cumquats, Fennel, Garlic, Gooseberries, Grapefruit, Grapes, Green berries, Guava, Kale, Kiwi fruit, Leek, Lemons, Lettuces, Limes, Lychees, Mandarins, Mango, Mangosteen, Marrow, Melon, Mixed fruit salads, Mixed vegetable salads, Mulberries, Nectarines, Onions, Oranges, Papayas, Parsnips, Passion-fruit, Peaches, Peas, Peppers, Pineapple, Plums, Potatoes, Prickly pear, Radish, Rambutans, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Rocket, Shallot, Spinach, Star apples, Strawberries, Sweetcorn, Swede, Tomatoes, Turnip, Water chestnuts, Water cress, Watermelon, Yams, other items

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 100% carbon dioxide

Carbonated Drinks 100% Carbon Dioxide

Drink items:  Carbonated Soft Drinks, Beer

Pie chart representing 100% nitrogen

Still Drinks100% Nitrogen

Drink items: Fruit & Vegetable Juices, Liqueurs, Liquid Yoghurt, Milk, Mineral Waters, Oils, Spirits, Wines, Other items

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 30% nitrogen, 30% oxygen and 40% carbon dioxide

Raw, Low-Fat, White Fish
30% Oxygen, 40% Carbon Dioxide, 30% Nitrogen

Food items: Bream, Brill, Catfish, Cod, Coley, Croaker, Dab, Dover and Lemon Sole, Flounder, Grouper, Haddock, Hake, Halibut, Hoki, Huss, Jackfish, John Dory, Mullet, Monkfish, Pike, Plaice, Pollack, Red Snapper, Sea Bass, Shark, Skate, Turbot, Whiting, other items

Pie chart representing 40% carbon dioxide and 60% nitrogen

Raw, High-Fat, Oily Fish
40% Carbon Dioxide, 60% Nitrogen
with an oxygen residual

Food items: Bluefish, Carp, Eel, Greenland Halibut, Herring, Mackerel, Pilchard, Rock Salmon, Salmon, Sardines, Shad, Sprats, Swordfish, Trout, Tuna, Whitebait, other items

Pie chart representing 30% nitrogen, 30% oxygen and 40% carbon dioxide

Crustaceans and Molluscs
30% Oxygen, 40% Carbon Dioxide, 30% Nitrogen

Food items: Abalone, Clams, Cockles, Conch, Crab, Crayfish, Cuttlefish, Lobster, Mussels, Octopus, Oysters, Prawns, Scallops, Sea Urchins, Shrimp, Squid, Whelks and Winkles.

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 30% carbon dioxide and 70% nitrogen

Raw Poultry and Game:
Whole skin-on
30-60% Carbon Dioxide, 40-70% Nitrogen

Food items: Capon, Chicken, Duck, Goose, Grouse, Guinea Hen, Partridge, Pheasant, Pigeon, Poussin/Cornish Hen, Quail, Turkey, other items

Pie chart representing 20% oxygen, 30% carbon dioxide and 50% nitrogen

Raw Poultry and Game:
Portions (skin-on or skin-off)
0-70% Oxygen, 20-50% Carbon Dioxide,
0-50% Nitrogen

Food items: Capon, Chicken, Duck, Goose, Grouse, Guinea Hen, Partridge, Pheasant, Pigeon, Poussin/Cornish Hen, Quail, Turkey, other items

Pie chart representing 100% carbon dioxide

Raw Poultry and Game:
Bulk (skin-on or skin-off)
100% Carbon Dioxide

Food items: Capon, Chicken, Duck, Goose, Grouse, Guinea Hen, Partridge, Pheasant, Pigeon, Poussin/Cornish Hen, Quail, Turkey, other items

Recommended gas mixtures

Pie chart representing 70% oxygen and 30% carbon dioxide

Raw Red Meat
70-80% Oxygen, 20-30% Carbon Dioxide

Food items: Beef, Goat, Hare, Horse, Lamb, Pork, Rabbit, Veal, other items 

Pie chart representing 80% oxygen and 20% carbon dioxide

Raw Red Meat
80% Oxygen, 20% Carbon Dioxide

Food items: Venison, Wild Boar

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 30% carbon dioxide and 70% nitrogen

Combination Products
30-50% Carbon Dioxide, 50-70% Nitrogen

Food items: Battered Fish, Battered Meats, Battered Poultry, Battered Seafood, Bouchée, Breaded Fish, Breaded Meats, Breaded Poultry, Breaded Seafood, Burritos, Enchiladas, Falafels, Filled Crêpes, Filled Pancakes, Filled Rolls, Pasta containing Fish, Pies containing Fish, Kebabs, Pasta containing Meat, Pies containing Meat, Omelettes, Pasties, Pâtés en Croûtes, Pizzas, Pasta containing Poultry, Pies containing Poultry, Roule au Fromage, Quiche, Sandwiches, Satays, Sausage Rolls, Pasta containing Seafood, Pies containing Seafood, Soufflés, Spring Rolls, Stuffed Pitta Bread, Tacos, Tostadas, Vol au Vents, other items

Pie chart representing 50% carbon dioxide and 50% nitrogen

Fresh Pasta Products
40-50% Carbon Dioxide, 50-60% Nitrogen

Food items: Capelli, Fettucine, Funghini, Fusilli, Linguine, Macaroni, Pasta shells, Spaghetti, Tagliarini, Tagliatelle, Trenette, Tubetti, Vermicelli, Zitioni,other items

Pie chart representing 30% carbon dioxide and 70% nitrogen

Ready Meals
30-50% Carbon Dioxide, 50-70% Nitrogen

Food items: Casseroles*, Ready Meals containing Fish, Ready Meals containing Game-Bird, Goulash*, Ready Meals containing Meat, Ready Meals containing Offal, Ready Meals containing Pasta, Ready Meals containing Poultry, Sauces*, Ready Meals containing Seafood, Soups* and Ready Meals containing Vegetables.

Recommended Gas Mixture

Pie chart representing 70% oxygen and 30% carbon dioxide

Selected Raw Reddish Poultry
70% Oxygen, 30% Carbon Dioxide

Food items: Dark Poultry Mince, Other Skin-off Poultry, Skin-off Chicken, Skin-off Turkey, Sliced Dark Poultry, Turkey Mince, other items

Recommended gas mixture

Pie chart representing 80% oxygen and 20% carbon dioxide

Raw Offal
80% Oxygen, 20% Carbon Dioxide

Food items: Liver, Kidney, Heart, Sweet breads, Tongue, Tripe, Ox tail, Neck, Giblets, Foie gras, Feet or trotters, other items

Ask the Expert 

Neil Hansford - Food Technology Expert, UK
Neil Hansford

Pakar Teknologi Pangan, Inggris

What should I declare on the label if I'm using food grade gases to package my product?

If you use MAP you will need to state 'packaged in a protective atmosphere' on the label (Regulation (EU) 1169/2011).