The Emerging Usage and Applications of Nanotechnology in Food Processing Industries: The new age of Nanofood

Food nanotechnology is currently an emerging area of research interest, and it widens the horizon of food industry for a varied range of products. Nanotechnology is basically being used in food processing, food safety, food packaging, Quality Control & Quality Assurance, Food Additives, detection of bacterial and fungal contamination in food products using nano – biosensors, and nanoencapsulation of bioactive food ingredients. Nanobiotechnology is capable to solve the very complex set of engineering and scientific challenges in the food processing industries. In the current review article, bird eye view on the history of nanotechnology, and the emergence of a new field of science known as Nanofood, is presented.

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