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THE ADVANTAGES OF MAGIC VAC
®
VACUUM PACKING
This manual is the product of collaboration between
the Flaem Nuova Research and Development Division
and Prof. Luciano Piergiovanni, Chair of “Agri-food
product conditioning and distribution technologies”
at Milan University.
Vacuum packing will revolutionise the way in which
you buy and keep food. By keeping food under vacuum
(i.e. without air),
the shelf-life of foods is greatly
extended,
whether it is kept in the larder, fridge or
freezer. Air can make food rancid and stale, it can
cause it to ferment, dry out, and it may even cause
freezer burns. Vacuum packing
keeps your food fresh-
er and more flavourful for longer.
Now you can pack fresh food bought from the market,
or food picked from your vegetable garden, in handy
portions for future use,
even in large quantities.
Food
bought already vacuum-packed, like cheese and meat,
will retain its flavour and freshness once opened,
with-
out problems of moisture and mould,
if it is vacuum-
packed after use in MAGIC VAC
®
bags and containers.
Meat, fish and vegetables can be frozen
without the
risk of frost burns
and will keep their freshness and
quality. Foodstuffs like coffee, rice, flour and nuts will
last much longer if they are vacuum packed. Fresh or
perishable foods must in any case be frozen or kept in
the fridge.
The original quality of the food must be of the very
highest order, in terms of freshness and environmental
hygiene, when you decide to vacuum pack it.
There are in fact no preservation methods which will
transform a poor product into a good one.
Always keep your MAGIC VAC
®
bags and containers
handy and you will quickly appreciate the many advan-
tages and ease of use that MAGIC VAC
®
offers when it
comes to preserving the quality of food.
Consult the
“Food preservation times with MAGIC
VAC
®
”
chart to see how vacuum packing can extend
the life of any food without in any way altering or
impairing its taste, smell, appearance, hygiene and
nutritional value.
