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EDIBLE CUTLERY?
New Technologies Report Date 27th April , 2023?
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INTRODUCTION

• Plastic cutlery is a practical option, but also
  bad for health and the environment. Being a
  petroleum by-product, it contains carcinogens and
  poisons that are easily absorbed by humans.
  Because plastics take up a lot of space and clog
  landfills yearly, throwing away plastic cutlery
  is now dangerous for the environment because
  chemicals and carcinogens can leach into food
  through the natural ecosystem.?
• Even though plastics are widely used in our daily
  activities, it is imperative that we make efforts
  to replace plastics in our lifestyle to
  effectively reduce their usage and help create a
  cleaner, greener, and more sustainable
  environment 1.

Plastic cutlery contributes to a humongous
amount of non-biodegradable waste 1.
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Edible Cutlery

• Edible cutlery was designed to address the
  problem of plastics being used in disposable
  cutlery. In addition, it is organic,
  biodegradable and compostable and may be
  developed to be nutrient-rich.
• Edible cutlery, a plant-based product, can be
  used to serve meals and consumed as it is. Since
  the product is composed of various flours, it is
  typically considered EBO (eco-friendly,
  biodegradable, and organic). A company in India
  named Bakey's has been selling commercial edible
  cutlery since 2010 2.

Figure 2 Edible cutlery produced by Bakey's 3
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Preparation of Cutlery 
Molding to get proposed shape
Addition of water and other desired ingredients
Baking at an optimum temperature
Making smooth dough by kneading ?
Flour for Edible Cutlery ?
The product is cooled and packed in air tight
packaging
Addition of Sorbic acid ?
Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the preparation
of edible cutlery 2.
Store in dry and cool environment
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Areas of research on Edible cutlery
Table 1 Research areas on Edible cutlery 2
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Features of Edible Cutlery
Since edible cutlery is still relatively new to
the market and most consumers do not use it
frequently, consumers continue to be concerned
about its use. Even while the edible cutlery that
is now available may be used to eat any form of
food, including hot soups, bhelpuris, salads, and
ice cream, it does not wear out quickly. They
also think it is a matter of time until
durability concerns fade 1.
Figure 4 Salient features of edible cutlery 1
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Market for Edible Cutlery
? From a sustainable perspective, edible
cutlery significantly reduces packaging material
waste. Additionally, producers of edible cutlery
can use materials like wheat bran, rice bran,
sorghum, corn, etc., to seize this chance to
enter the edible cutlery industry. In 2022, the
global market for edible cutlery was worth USD
37,850 million. The Compound Annual Growth Rate
(CAGR) is estimated to be 11.1, and by the end
of 2032, this market is projected to increase and
reach up to USD 108, 444.24 million 5.?
Figure 5 There has been a steady rise in the
market for edible cutlery 4
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REFERENCES

• https//www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/
  B9781782424475000071?
• https//link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12393-0
  21-09284-x
• https//www.researchgate.net/publication/349743182
  _Preservation_of_grape_tomato_by_isochoric_freezin
  g

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