Abstract
In recent years nanotechnology has become a significant component in food industry. It is present in all food chain steps, from the design of new ingredients or additives, to the most modern systems of food quality methods or packaging, demonstrating the great potential of this new technology in a sector as traditional as food. However, while interest by industry in nanotechnology increases, the rejection by consumers, concerned about the potential risk, does too. The aim of this review is to evaluate the development of food nanotechnology by means of a patent analysis, highlighting current applications of nanotechnology along the whole food chain and contextualizing this evolution in the social scene.
Keywords: Additive, antimicrobial agents, food control, immobilized enzymes, nanosensors, nanotechnology, novel food, packaging, Nanoingredients, Nanoadditives.
Recent Patents on Food, Nutrition & Agriculture
Title:Nanotechnology in the Development of Novel Functional Foods or their Package. An Overview Based in Patent Analysis
Volume: 5 Issue: 1
Author(s): Edgar Perez-Esteve, Andrea Bernardos, Ramon Martinez-Manez and Jose M. Barat
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Keywords: Additive, antimicrobial agents, food control, immobilized enzymes, nanosensors, nanotechnology, novel food, packaging, Nanoingredients, Nanoadditives.
Abstract: In recent years nanotechnology has become a significant component in food industry. It is present in all food chain steps, from the design of new ingredients or additives, to the most modern systems of food quality methods or packaging, demonstrating the great potential of this new technology in a sector as traditional as food. However, while interest by industry in nanotechnology increases, the rejection by consumers, concerned about the potential risk, does too. The aim of this review is to evaluate the development of food nanotechnology by means of a patent analysis, highlighting current applications of nanotechnology along the whole food chain and contextualizing this evolution in the social scene.
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Perez-Esteve Edgar, Bernardos Andrea, Martinez-Manez Ramon and M. Barat Jose, Nanotechnology in the Development of Novel Functional Foods or their Package. An Overview Based in Patent Analysis, Recent Patents on Food, Nutrition & Agriculture 2013; 5 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2212798411305010006
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2212798411305010006 |
Print ISSN 2212-7984 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1876-1429 |