A food product and methods of packaging raw wet protein for retail

摘要

A food product including a self-standing flexible pouch 22, a raw wet protein 14 disposed within the pouch and a closure (34, fig 3) sealing the pouch. The closure may be integral with the pouch and may be a tearable portion 28 or a resealable zipper. The pouch may further include an antibacterial coating and information printed directly onto the pouch. The pouch may be partially transparent and have an altered internal atmosphere. The altered internal atmosphere may be created by evacuating air from the pouch via a snorkel (252, fig 7a) and injecting a pre-mixed gas through a snorkel. When opening the pouch to fill with raw wet protein, a sensor may be used to confirm that the pouch is fully open.