An Edible Ramen Wrapper that Turns into Sauce

During her study days as a product designer, Holly Grounds loved eating instant noodles, but she soon realized that this habit, which made her life easier, was detrimental to the environment. While it only took her 10 minutes to cook and eat, the noodle wrapper could take up to 8 years to decompose.

This inspired her to create an edible and tasteless bioplastic wrapper made of starch, glycerin, water, flavorings, and spices. Its transparent film can wrap the dried noodles and dissolve in contact with boiling water, creating a delicious sauce to spice up the food. This invention can also be used to package and flavor rice, pasta, and many other edible products in the next few years.