Nanotechnology for food Packaging
1Deepansh Sharma*, 1Shailly Kapil, 2Baljeet Singh Saharan and 1Shilpa Vij
1Dairy Microbiology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132 001 INDIA
2Microbiology Division, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, 136 119 INDIA
Corresponding author-deepanshsharma@gmail.com
Chapter contents:
1. Introduction to Bio-nanotechnology
2. Scope of nanotechnology in packaging material
3. Bio-Nanotechnology for food packaging
4. Application of nanoparticles in food packaging
• Nano encapsulation
• Nano composite
• Nano emulsions
• Edible Nano coatings and Nano coating materials
5. Safety evaluation of Nano-packaging material
6. Conclusion and future perspectives
Introduction
Nanotechnology is one of the
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New opportunities and challenges of human health are presented by the application of biotechnology to food. Biotechnology helps improve the quality and nutrition of foods consumed by people,this helps their health. Foods produced through biotechnology has been around for more than 15 years but people are still debating about how safe the food is. Biotechnology still have to plays its role by increasing agricultural productivity,especially in light of climate change. I believe that biotechnology is still going to help better th nutritional value of food. It can also assist farmers to increase their productivity so that they can feed their families and many people across the globe. The whole world should be using the food biotechnology because it has the ability to change the world,it can be to end world hunger .