scholarly journals Nanotechnology-based approaches for food sensing and packaging applications

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (33) ◽  
pp. 19309-19336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Mustafa ◽  
Silvana Andreescu

The advancement of nanotechnology has provided opportunities for the development of new sensing and food packaging solutions, addressing long-standing challenges to extend shelf-life, reduce waste, assess safety and improve the quality of food.

Author(s):  
Muhammad Zeeshan Akram ◽  
Sema Yaman Fırıncıoğlu ◽  
Hassan Jalal ◽  
Sibel Canoğulları Doğan

Public concern on the excessive use of synthetic food additives has raised a great interest to use natural products due to their potential in food and pharmacological industries. Nowadays, chemical food additives are questioned due to their contribution to the health risks and environmental impacts. Among natural additives, essential oils (EOs) are extracted from aromatic compounds and responsible for their biological activities namely antimicrobial and antioxidant capacity. Incorporation of bio-active compounds particularly EOs directly in food or edible/biodegradable food packaging seems to enhance the shelf life and quality characteristics of processed food and protect the consumers against oxidative and bacterial deterioration effects. However, inclusion of EOs in films/coatings for food packaging may put some effects on various properties (optic, tensile and etc.), which can affect the consumer acceptability. Their addition in food can cause some allergic and hypersensitivity reactions to the individuals who use them often. This paper aims to review the latest findings on the use of EOs incorporated with edible/biodegradable films and coatings to enhance the shelf life and quality of the food. Further investigations about essential oils are expected to clarify their exact action and build up their standard use in food industry.


Coatings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabina Galus ◽  
Emine Aytunga Arik Kibar ◽  
Małgorzata Gniewosz ◽  
Karolina Kraśniewska

The development of edible films and coatings has seen remarkable growth in recent decades and is expected to have an important impact on the quality of food products in the coming years. This growth is attributed to the increasing knowledge of edible films and edible coating technology, as well as advances in material science and processing technology. Packaging is used in order to reduce synthetic packaging and can play a role as an eco-friendly biodegradable package or a protective coating on the food surface. A large amount of bio-based polymers have been used in the production of edible films and coatings. Novel sources of edible materials, as well as the novel processing techniques, are a subject of great interest due to their promising potential as innovative food packaging systems. This paper presents the concept and potential for application of new film-forming materials and management of food wastes from the fruit and vegetable industry, which can encounter problems in appropriate disposal. It summarizes the extensive knowledge about the new film-forming materials such as plant residues, flours and gums to show their protective effectiveness and suitability in various types of foods.


2015 ◽  
Vol 03 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 1540005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiating He ◽  
Ray Chin Chong Yap ◽  
Siew Yee Wong ◽  
Xu Li

Over the last 50 years, remarkable improvements in mechanical and barrier properties of polymer composites have been realized. Their improved properties have been widely studied and employed for food packaging to keep food fresh, clean and suitable for consumption over sufficiently long storage period. In this paper, the current progress of science and technology development of polymer composites for intelligent food packaging will be highlighted. Future directions and perspectives for exploring polymer composites for intelligent food packaging to reveal freshness and quality of food packaged will also be put forward.


2022 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekta Sonwani ◽  
Urvashi Bansal ◽  
Roobaea Alroobaea ◽  
Abdullah M. Baqasah ◽  
Mustapha Hedabou

Aiming to increase the shelf life of food, researchers are moving toward new methodologies to maintain the quality of food as food grains are susceptible to spoilage due to precipitation, humidity, temperature, and a variety of other influences. As a result, efficient food spoilage tracking schemes are required to sustain food quality levels. We have designed a prototype to track food quality and to manage storage systems at home. Initially, we have employed a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model to detect the type of fruit and veggies. Then the proposed system monitors the gas emission level, humidity level, and temperature of fruits and veggies by using sensors and actuators to check the food spoilage level. This would additionally control the environment and avoid food spoilage wherever possible. Additionally, the food spoilage level is informed to the customer by an alert message sent to their registered mobile numbers based on the freshness and condition of the food. The model employed proved to have an accuracy rate of 95%. Finally, the experiment is successful in increasing the shelf life of some categories of food by 2 days.


2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 173-178
Author(s):  
O. S. Carneiro ◽  
M. J. Oliveira ◽  
R. L. Martins

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1808-1817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishakha Sharma ◽  
Rahul C Ranveer ◽  
Neelam Jain ◽  
Gajender Kumar Aseri

Food safety and quality are the major concern for food processing industries. In today's world, people are getting more conscious about food safety parameters. In this regard, bacteriocin plays a major role in ensuring the safety and quality of food products. From those, LAB bacteriocins are of great interest due to their GRAS status. They are widely used in food preservation, agriculture and pharmaceutical industries. They have also been incorporated into food packaging material due to their both antibacterial and antifungal properties. In this review, we highlighted the possible ways to produce and purify bacteriocin and also the potential application to be used as a natural preservative.


Author(s):  
R. T. Timakova

The strategy for improving the quality of food products in the Russian Federation until 2030 determines the trend towards improving the diet of the country's population through the production of new types of food products enriched with valuable food additives. According to the results of a comprehensive study, the addition of flour from milk thistle seeds to soft curd (1.0–2.5 %) makes it possible to obtain a product of high consumer value. Flour from the seeds of milk thistle, as a source of flavolignans, helps to increase the nutritional value of cottage cheese soft unpressurized Packed 5% fat with an increase in protein content by 0.11–0.24%, fat by 0.06–0.12%, carbohydrates – by 0.13–0.28% and silymarin – up to 3.39–7.26 mg/100 g of product and prolongation of shelf life up to 8 days. Acidity and microbiological indicators correspond to the established level. Enriched cottage cheese is soft with a mass fraction of flour from milk thistle seeds of 1.0 and 2.5%, combining animal components (cottage cheese as a source of protein and beneficial microflora) and vegetable (flour from milk thistle seeds as a source of silymarin), is an integral food biosystem that complies with safety requirements in accordance with TR TS 033/2013 “On the safety of milk and dairy products” and provides improved consumer properties of a food product for various categories of the country's population (healthy people and those in the rice group) and of different ages, at the same time does not apply to specialized products.


Author(s):  
Dheeraj Kumar ◽  
Md. Farrukh ◽  
Nadeem Faisal

The recent innovations in nanomaterials for the food packaging industry over the conventional food packaging material have made for a better quality of food product. The use of biodegradable materials is environmentally friendly and suitable for maintaining the quality of food. The chapter focuses on nano-composite materials that enhance the antimicrobial, mechanical, thermal, as well as barrier properties against the migrating element in the food packaging system. Bio-composite derivatives such as PLA, PCL, starch and cellulose, protein derivatives of nanocomposite materials have also been discussed in the chapter along with nano-sensors. Aspects of safety for human and environments and need for regulations of hazard assessment for safety purpose for the food packaging have also been discussed in this chapter. The chapter concludes by discussing the use of nanomaterials applications in food packaging for developing countries, forming some conclusions and leaving readers with thoughts for future research directions.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillermo Fuertes ◽  
Ismael Soto ◽  
Raúl Carrasco ◽  
Manuel Vargas ◽  
Jorge Sabattin ◽  
...  

The application of nanotechnology in different areas of food packaging is an emerging field that will grow rapidly in the coming years. Advances in food safety have yielded promising results leading to the development of intelligent packaging (IP). By these containers, it is possible to monitor and provide information of the condition of food, packaging, or the environment. This article describes the role of the different concepts of intelligent packaging. It is possible that this new technology could reach enhancing food safety, improving pathogen detection time, and controlling the quality of food and packaging throughout the supply chain.


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