20
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 condi-
tioning 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 fresher 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,
without problems of mois-
ture 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 environ-
mental 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 contain-
ers handy and you will quickly appreciate the many
advantages 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.
