Final Report - Methodology

5. Methodology
For a better understanding of the facts and figures of current edible food containers and data on the properties of certain concepts on improving the containers, primary and secondary research were conducted to gain information.

5.1 Primary Research
This report explains the reason why edible food containers are needed. Having done primary research on plastic and styrofoam food containers used as takeaway containers, the team was able to understand the need of making types of edible food containers with functions and features that current ones are not capable of executing the purpose of holding food which may be under the conditions of hot and humid.

5.2 Secondary Research
Secondary research was carried out through the resources available online, such as research papers and articles. Current issues on the edible food containers were mainly due to the fact that they are used only on desserts and other designs do not work well with water or hot that are hot. The research on plastic and styrofoam containers was also done with the idea of wanting to reduce the usage of disposable containers. Research on the technology and particular type of food used to make edible food containers was also done to improve and design an edible food container that holds food for an extended period of time even under hot and humid conditions.