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food packaging gas
A 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.
ChEBI ID: 77974
Members (5)
| Member | Definition | Class |
|---|
| argon | | argon atom; argon(0) |
| helium | | helium atom; helium(0) |
| hydrogen | An elemental molecule consisting of two hydrogens joined by a single bond. | dihydrogen |
| nitrous oxide | A nitrogen oxide consisting of linear unsymmetrical molecules with formula N2O. While it is the most used gaseous anaesthetic in the world, its major commercial use, due to its solubility under pressure in vegetable fats combined with its non-toxicity in low concentrations, is as an aerosol spray propellant and aerating agent for canisters of 'whipped' cream. | dinitrogen oxide |
| octafluorocyclobutane | A fluorocarbon that is cyclobutane in which all eight hydrogens are replaced by fluorines. | octafluorocyclobutane |
Research
Studies (49,418)
| Timeframe | Studies, Drugs with This Role(%) | All Drugs % |
|---|
| pre-1990 | 14,099 (28.53) | 18.7374 |
| 1990's | 6,418 (12.99) | 18.2507 |
| 2000's | 10,550 (21.35) | 29.6817 |
| 2010's | 13,464 (27.25) | 24.3611 |
| 2020's | 4,887 (9.89) | 2.80 |
Study Types
| Publication Type | Studies, Drugs with this Role (%) | All Drugs (%) |
|---|
| Trials | 2,306 (4.32%) | 5.53% |
| Reviews | 3,145 (5.89%) | 6.00% |
| Case Studies | 1,371 (2.57%) | 4.05% |
| Observational | 56 (0.10%) | 0.25% |
| Other | 46,499 (87.11%) | 84.16% |
Protein Targets (0)