A Review on the Application of Nanotechnology in Food Industries

Aishwarya Ramesh Krishna, Sathiyapraba Gurumoorthy, Pavithra Elayappan, Prathiksha Sakthivadivel, Saran Kumaran and Poojitha Pushparaj*

Department of Food Technology, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, India.

Corresponding Author E-mail: poojithap@bitsathy.ac.in

Nanotechnology has the potential to be used in the food business and processing as novel pathogen detection instruments, disease treatment delivery methods, food packaging, and bioactive component distribution to specific areas. Nanotechnology's implementation in food systems will bring new approaches to improving food safety and nutritional value. It sums up the capability of nanoparticles for their utilization in the food business to give purchasers a safe and tainting-free food and to guarantee the customer adequacy of the food with upgraded useful properties. With the increase in shelf life and enhanced quality, the edible packages or thin-film usage can delay the deterioration of food. To regulate the nanomaterials and applications in the food industry a legal basis has been made. The Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recommended the standard test guidelines be used for the hazard assessment of nanomaterials for chemical safety. Finally, nanotechnology supports the change of the existing food processing systems to attest the safety of the products, nurturing a healthy food, and also the food’s nutritive quality to be enhanced. The straightforwardness of security issues and natural effect should be the need while managing the advancement of nanotechnology in food frameworks and hence mandatory testing of nano food varieties is expected before they are delivered to the market.

Edible and Non-Edible Packaging; Nanotechnology; Nutritive quality; Risk Assessment

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