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Apple Me: Children's food packaging

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Contact Information

  • José Manuel Geijo Barrientos
  • Paseo del Cauce, 59
    Valladolid, Valladolid (47011)
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  • 98342-3314
  • 983423310

Basic Information

  • UniversityUniversidad de Valladolid
  • Center
  • DepartmentMaterials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Graphic Expression in Engineering, Cartographic Engineering, Geodesic and Photogrammetry, Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Process Engineering
  • Investigation GroupGraphic Expression in Engineering


Description

Apple Me is a children's food packaging whose design aims at implanting a healthier diet for children at nursery schools. Its exterior appearance is to be noted, as its purpose is to draw the children's attention and encourage them to adopt a healthier lifestyle while having fun. It is composed of several pieces. Two of them are compartments: the lower one to place the food, and the upper one to close the packaging by insulating the inside, thus keeping the content warm and preserving the food properly. For greater comfort, two plates adapted to the final design are included. Apple Me proportion sizes guarantee children eat the right food amount in nursery school while having fun and using a product that they themselves can transport. The material used is cellulose pulp to make recycling easier and minimizing its environmental impact. Accordingly, the material is colored using ecological inks, making its final design more attractive.


Other information

Number of researchers:

5

Development status:

In prototype phase

Intellectual Property Rights:

Solicitud de patente

Differentiation in the market:

Novelty

Applicability of technology:

Yes

Companies and markets:

Food. Education.

Advantages:

Made of cellulose pulp, a low-cost and highly moldable material. This material facilitates recycling and it is eco-friendly: totally recyclable, biodegradable and compostable. Cellulose pulp can be colored using ecological inks, which allows to customize the product.

Additional Information:

Premio Prometeo 2016 (Award organized by the University of Valladolid).

UNESCO Code:

3312 - Materials technology

Other members:

Tamara Botrán Herrero
Carlos Bezos Alfageme
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Alejandra Gómez Tuya
Aline Calixto Matos

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