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Oxygen Absorbers in food storage

Unlike desiccants, Oxygen absorbers have not been around forever, but like desiccants they are now widely recognized by industry and the military as the best way to maintain shelf life stability in food and for long periods of time.

The chart below illustrates the efficacy of the three most widely used methods of food preservation.

Packaging Method        Results Benefits
Oxygen Absorbers Reduces and maintains oxygen content in          packaging to below 0.01%

Eliminates aerobics microbial growth and     oxidative chemical  reactions in packaging

Vacuum & Back Flush Achieves as little as 0.1% residual oxygen Controls aerobic microbial growth                  temporarily*
Gas Flushing Achieves approximately 0.5% to 5% residual oxygen Provides some control of aerobic microbial growth*  

*Mold has been shown to grow in 20 days at 25 deg C at 0.2% residual oxygen (From "Techniques for the preservation of food by employment of an oxygen absorber," Nakamura and Hoshino, 1983)

Use the chart below to determine which Oxygen Absorber is best for your application. 

Product Oxygen Absorption Equivalent Air
Size Capacity (ml)   Volume (ml)
10 cc 10 ml     50 ml
20 cc 20 ml     100 ml
30 cc 30 ml     150 ml
50 cc 50 ml     250 ml
100 cc 100 ml     500 ml
200 cc 200 ml    1000 ml
300 cc 300 ml    1500 ml (1 gal can)
500 cc 500 ml    2500 ml
1000 cc 1000 ml    5000 ml(5-6 gal pail)
2000 cc 2000 ml   10000 ml

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