Current Status and Development Trend of Intelligent Fruit Packaging Preservation Technology

NONG Xinmei; CHENG Zheng; NING Mei; XIAO Naiyu; ZHONG Le; ZHANG Xueqin; WANG Honglei; LI Yitao; CHEN Zhihao

doi:10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.19.019

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Packaging Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (19) : 172-183. DOI: 10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.19.019

Agro-products Preservation and Food Packaging

Current Status and Development Trend of Intelligent Fruit Packaging Preservation Technology

NONG Xinmei^1,2,3, CHENG Zheng^1,2,3,4*, NING Mei^1,2,3, XIAO Naiyu^1,2,3,4, ZHONG Le^1,2,3,4, ZHANG Xueqin^1,2,3,4, WANG Honglei^1,2,3,4, LI Yitao^1,2,3, CHEN Zhihao^1,2,3

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The work aims to summarize the latest development of intelligent fruit packaging preservation technology, point out the existing problems and explain the future development trend, so as to provide references for technical improvement in this field. This study summarized the research status of different intelligent fruit packaging preservation technologies at home and abroad (including environmental regulation type, perception and feedback type, active functional intelligent packaging, intelligent packaging materials, and intelligent structure innovation design, etc.), and introduced their composition and application. Intelligent packaging technology has significant advantages in extending the freshness life of fruits, improving quality and ensuring food safety, but the current technology still faces challenges such as high cost, insufficient environmental protection and limited scale application. In the future, intelligent fruit packaging preservation technology will develop in the direction of intelligence, green environmental protection and multi-function, and promote the sustainable development of the fruit industry through technology integration and innovation, sustainable development orientation and whole chain intelligence.

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fruit / intelligent packaging / preservation technology / research progress

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NONG Xinmei, CHENG Zheng, NING Mei, XIAO Naiyu, ZHONG Le, ZHANG Xueqin, WANG Honglei, LI Yitao, CHEN Zhihao. Current Status and Development Trend of Intelligent Fruit Packaging Preservation Technology[J]. Packaging Engineering. 2025, 46(19): 172-183 https://doi.org/10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.19.019

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