Edible Food Packaging Made From Milk-unpack & munch

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Random thoughts

Central bankers have become very adept at deflating a nation’s currency while maintaining the illusion all is well. This is achieved by subsidising key industries, using a basket of goods that (and the sectors these goods originate from are usually the one’s receiving massive subsidies) paint a false picture regarding inflation and most importantly, they control the media. Let’s briefly look at some of these subjects today.

The press and the crowd effect

Any student of history can spot a pattern that goes back to ancient times; the powers that be knew that the key to controlling the masses was to control the news outlets. In the old days that meant having control of the gossipers, as time passed on, the name gossiper was replaced with the term reporter. Today’s reporters are only concerned with the number of eyeballs they can attract to a given story; it does not help that the people that hire them also encourage this behaviour. The press is the most potent weapon available; it can destroy a person even if he is 100% innocent. Mass media’s sole function is to manipulate the masses; think about it mass media is not for the observer or for the critical thinker; it’s for cows who are begging to be led to the slaughterhouse, hence the term mass media. If you want to have a good idea of what is really going on; you will read several sources that are not widely referenced by the masses and then use that (collective) data to paint a picture. Fiat Currency: weapons of mass Destruction

Edible food packaging made from milk proteins

“The protein-based films are powerful oxygen blockers that help prevent food spoilage. When used in packaging, they could prevent food waste during distribution along the food chain,” says research leader Peggy Tomasula, D.Sc.

And spoiled food is just one issue. Current food packaging is mainly petroleum-based, which is not sustainable. It also does not degrade, creating tons of plastic waste that sits in landfills for years.

These casein-based films are up to 500 times better than plastics at keeping oxygen away from food and, because they are derived from milk, are biodegradable, sustainable and edible. Some commercially available edible packaging varieties are already on the market, but these are made of starch, which is more porous and allows oxygen to seep through its microholes. The milk-based packaging, however, has smaller pores and can thus create a tighter network that keeps oxygen out.

“The coatings applications for this product are endless,” says Laetitia Bonnaillie, Ph.D., co-leader of the study. “ Full Story

Edible plastic food wrappers made from milk and fruit

After a few modifications, the plastic looked similar to regular plastic but was less stretchy, a better oxygen blocker and completely edible.

“The coatings applications for this product are endless,” says Laetitia Bonnaillie, who was involved with the work.

“We are currently testing applications such as single-serve, edible food wrappers. For instance, individually wrapped cheese sticks use a large proportion of plastic – we would like to fix that.”

Future plans also include the addition of vitamins, probiotics and dietary boosters which could eventually be incorporated into the plastic. Flavours could also be added. Full Story

Random thoughts

The press and the crowd effect

Edible food packaging made from milk proteins

Edible plastic food wrappers made from milk and fruit

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