Lebensmitteltechnologie - Nitrogen in the Food Industry

The Application Areas of Nitrogen
It is a well-known fact that nitrogen is used in a wide range of areas in the food industry. Examples include beverage production, beverage storage, and packaging processes for oxygen-sensitive foods.

Contact with oxygen changes the consistency of many foods. The reasons for this include oxidative and enzymatic reactions which, under the influence of oxygen, lead to chemical reactions and metabolic processes in natural foods such as fruit and vegetables. This is expressed by discolouration and rapid spoilage of the food to name just two examples. The use of the protective gas nitrogen helps to avert these undesirable effects in this regard.