Nano
Technology the developed boon for Health. Nano Technology has poised a better
way of Food Packaging. Manipulating Foods in this style gives food of low fats
and still tastes great. An ample way of packing more nutrients than the usual
way. It reduces the amount of usage of plastic and also builds the sensors
where it tells whether the food is still fresh inside.
The
Food Industry is unwittingly using the techniques of Nano Technology since
years. A variety of Nano Technology products have come into use and few of them
have hit the market.The regular way of Food Industries is not likely to adopt
Nano technology unless it could benefit the business of their customers. One of
the main uses is delivering more amounts of Vitamins and Nutrients through the
food we eat.
Researchers
have made a new technique where in edible coating is applied with an added
functional ingredients applied to the freshly cut foods. This helps in the
refrigeration of fruits and vegetables for a longer life. Research studies of
years experiments revealed that Nano capsules loaded with alpha tocopherol and
beta-carotene in edibles are dispersed, homogeneous film forms a flexible,
inhibits enzymatic browning and prolongs the life of the Foods. The micro
encapsulated capsules made are designed in such a way that it’s the size of a
nanometric ball size ranging between 100-500 nm structured where you can
internally place active substance such as Lemon / rosemary achieving through
the wall of the fruit maintaining their conservation. Different flavors can be
used instead to make the product attractive.Poly hybrid composites are used for
the food packaging and membrane filters.
Nanotechnology
processes are still in their infancy but has an unbeatable and exciting
applications.Nano technology companies are using the applications to test the
safety of their products.UK food researchers are running on the project on the
conclusions on what will happen if the nano particles are ingested.Few data’s
reveal the toxicology of the ingestion of nano particles and it doesn’t really
mean that the nano particles are dangerous.