Use of Nanotechnology in Food Industry: A review

Food science is emerging in a fast way with collaboration of nanotechnology. The food market demands technologies, which are essential to keep market leadership in the food processing industry to produce fresh authentic, convenient and flavorful food products and nanotechnology is the answer to it. Nano particles are used as nano inside as additives and nano outside as packaging. The packaged food products are proving more health beneficial and hygiene with the help of nanotechnology. Nano particles are using as food additives makes food to stay away from microbial contamination hence lengthening the lifespan. Nanoscale food additives may for example be used to influence product shelf life, texture, flavor, nutrient composition, or even detect food pathogens and provide functions as food quality indicators. Nanotechnology providesa vast range of opportunities for the development of new products and applications in food system. Functional foods, nutraceuticals, bioactives, pharmafoods, etc. are very recentexample of it. Lowering of the cost of food additives is a milestone of using nano food additives.