Ukupakishwa kokudla:
(1) umphumela wokugcina inani: ukudla ngokukhanya, i-oksijini ekugcinweni, isenzo se-enzyme, izinga lokushisa kuyoba yi-oxidation yamafutha kanye ne-Browning, i-vitamin namaprotheni denaturation, ukubola kwe-pigment, ukumuncwa komswakama kanye nokungcoliswa kwe-microbial kanye nezinye izinkinga, ngakho-ke ukupakishwa kokudla kungalawula lezi zici ezine ezingenhla kuqala ukuze kunwetshwe impilo yeshalofu yokudla, ukugcina ukudla okunomsoco kanye nekhwalithi. Lona futhi umsebenzi oyisisekelo futhi obalulekile wokupakisha ukudla.
(2) Ukugcinwa nokuhamba kalula: Ngenxa yokwehluka kwemvelo yezinto ezingavuthiwe, zonke izinhlobo zokudla kulula ukumpintsha ngesikhathi sokuthutha, ukushayisana neminye imiphumela kwenza izinga lokudla lehle. Ukupakishwa kokudla okuhluke kakhulu kwenqubo yezokuthutha ukuze kunikeze isivikelo esithile sebhafa, njengokumelana komthelela wamakani, uma imifino esebenza ngothayela, kanye nokupakishwa kwethu okujwayelekile kwefilimu yokuncipha kwe-thermal, ngenxa yokupakishwa kwayo okuhlangene, uma kuqhathaniswa nokunye ukupakisha ukonga isikhala esiningi futhi kusetshenziswe kabanzi.
(3) Thuthukisa ukuthengiswa: Lapho sibona ukudla okunhlobonhlobo ezitolo ezinkulu, asigxili nje kuphela ezingeni lemikhiqizo, kodwa futhi nokupakishwa kokudla kuzoheha abathengi ngokwezinga elithile. Sincamela ukuthenga ukudla okupakishwe kahle kunokungapakishwanga kahle. Njengesibonelo, kungani uhlobo lwejusi kakhukhunathi yesundu lwesundu lungaba nenzuzo emncintiswaneni wemikhiqizo efanayo, ngaphezu kwekhwalithi yomkhiqizo walo, kodwa futhi ngaphansi komqondo omningi emaphaketheni (ukufakwa kwakhe kobisi lukakhukhunathi kufana nezikhangiso zethu ezincane ezithunyelwe umgwaqo, inhloso ukugqamisa ukhiye: ijusi kakhukhunathi yemvelo ehlanzekile)
(4) ukukhuthaza ukubaluleka kwezimpahla: Kusobala ukuthi izimpahla ezipakishiwe zinenani eliphakeme, ukudla okufanayo, ukupakishwa kuzonikeza inani elengeziwe kumkhiqizo. Ngokomunye umbono, eminyakeni yamuva nje, kuye kwabekwa phambili ukupakishwa ngokweqile, futhi ohlelweni lokukhiqiza ukudla kunake kakhulu ukupakishwa kokudla (amaqebelengwane enyanga nezinye izipho zomkhosi), okufanele futhi ukucabanga kwethu okujulile ngenkinga.
