CHEBI:77974 - food packaging gas

ChEBI IDCHEBI:77974
ChEBI Namefood packaging gas
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DefinitionA food additive that is a (generally inert) gas which is used to envelop foodstuffs during packing and so protect them from unwanted chemical reactions such as food spoilage or oxidation during subsequent transport and storage. The term includes propellant gases, used to expel foods from a container.
Last Modified31 March 2014
SubmitterGareth Owen
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
food packaging gas (CHEBI:77974) is a food additive (CHEBI:64047)
Incoming Relation(s)
argon(0) (CHEBI:49474) has role food packaging gas (CHEBI:77974)
carbon dioxide (CHEBI:16526) has role food packaging gas (CHEBI:77974)
dihydrogen (CHEBI:18276) has role food packaging gas (CHEBI:77974)
dinitrogen (CHEBI:17997) has role food packaging gas (CHEBI:77974)
dinitrogen oxide (CHEBI:17045) has role food packaging gas (CHEBI:77974)
dioxygen (CHEBI:15379) has role food packaging gas (CHEBI:77974)
helium(0) (CHEBI:33681) has role food packaging gas (CHEBI:77974)
octafluorocyclobutane (CHEBI:31007) has role food packaging gas (CHEBI:77974)
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food packaging gasesChEBI
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