Canned foods have become extremely popular across the globe while playing a crucial role in an overall healthy diet intake in the lives of billions of people. Experts believe that people who consume more canned foods ensure a better quantity of necessary foods and vegetables in comparison to those who don’t prefer to consume canned fruits and vegetables.
There was a time when people were used to be very hesitant and also apprehensive about tin food cans for various reasons triggered by less knowledge and the required information about canned foods but over the past 20 years, a rapid progression has occurred in the field of food processing technology across the globe and the improvements are visible in the offerings provided by various renowned food processing companies.
How Canned Foods are Produced
After picking or production, cans are the best place to store food item, vegetables, fruits, squash, syrups and more. Depending upon the nature of the food item to be canned, some procedures might vary but once any food item is deliver to the canning facility, it undergoes the following steps:
Processing
When it comes to the processing of fruits and vegetables to be canned, they are pressure wash and often peel off before canning. Some certain types of fruits and vegetables are washout beforehand. Dried beans are often hydrated and then washout
Sealing
When all the processes are over, the edibles including fruits, vegetables, and other items are put into Cans with the lid perfectly lock.
Heating
When all the Food Cans are lock up well, they are immediately heat to a precise temperature for a specific period to eliminate the harmful bacteria. When the heating process is over, all the cans are given immediate cold treatment.
Today, the global population use tins and food cans. Millions of food cans are used by people across the globe to serve various purposes every day. In developed countries like the United States, Canada, Japan, France, and Australia, etc. These are the lifeline of people of all age groups when it comes to consuming foods, fruits, and vegetables are in consideration.
Given below are some of the benefits of tin food cans:
Canned foods offer better nutrition to help people meet all their nutrient needs
When it comes to can foods, the packaging and sealing process takes good care of their fortification. The food processing companies take care of all the nutritional elements such as fiber, protein, and vitamins and minerals that are consider to be essential for a perfectly suitable diet. Recently in a comprehensive survey on around (42%) Americans has revealed that the quantity of all the essential foods in the can foods was better than regular food items as per the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) dietary recommendations.
Cans don’t contaminate any food item
Be it semi-solid, solid, or liquid, all types of food items can be pack in cookies tins and food cans without any concern for contamination. It is because these cans are manufacture making use of the food-grade especially treated materials with a special coating on the inner sides of the cans. All types of food items remain safe in these cans.
Tin food cans are lightweight and easy to carry
Over the past 30 years, the lifestyle of people around the globe has changed like never before. Be it a developing country or the developed one, a rapid-paced lifestyle has become the need of the hour. People are giving preference to things that they can use while on the go. And at this juncture, tin food cans have emerged as a great savior. One of the primary reasons behind the phenomenal popularity of these cans is that they are lightweight and easy to carry. They can be use very comfortably even while traveling or even watching a match in the stadium.
Canned foods offer better nutrition when compared to fresh and frozen ones
Various researches have revealed that canned foods provide the consumers with better nutrients than frozen and even fresh food items at lower cost particularly when it comes to preparation time. The ingredients in the food items pack in the container and tins with lid get higher ratings in various surveys on the parameters of quality in comparison to those in the fresh or frozen states.
Consumers can enjoy canned foods while staying alert on sodium intake
One of the most remarkable aspects associated with canned foods is that they contribute less than 1% of the sodium intake to the diets of those who consume them. The food processors and producers adopt no additional salt policy for the foods to be pack in food container. A quick drain and rinse also play a crucial role in bringing down the sodium content by more than 41%.
Canned foods are minimally process
The food items fill up in the tin food cans are consider to be minimally process. After the food item is neatly clean, bald, and cutting off as per the requirements. They are pack in a way that all their nutrients are lock for a longer duration. The more a food remains unprocessed, the more nutritional value it contains.
Tin cans are the safest forms of food packaging
When it comes to the safety parameters, tin cans are consider to be the strong, tamper-resistant, and 100% airtight. And thus safeguard the foods items packed against food borne illness and a large number of other contaminations. Apart from it, tin cans are also the most recycled food packaging materials the world over.
Concluding Remarks
Hindustan Tin Works Ltd. is one of the leading manufacturers and exporters. Supplier of high-performance cookies tins and printed sheets, and related components to consumer marketing companies in India and abroad. The company employs more than 700 people across departments for a yearly production of around 260 million units. Today, it is a renowned name in the metal packaging industry while seamlessly integrating global breadth with regional expertise.