Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Foods and Beverages

Potential applications of nanotechnology in food industry include: encapsulation and delivery of substances in targeted sites, increasing flavor, introducing antibacterial nanoparticles into food, enhancing shelf life, sensing contamination, improved food storage, tracking, tracing, and brand protection. This book provides a basic understanding of the nanoscience and nanotechnology and their applications to different food industry sectors, covering both benefits and drawbacks using nanotechnology in food processing and discussing the development of an international regulatory framework.

Preface

Acknowledgments

Authors

Chapter 1 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Chapter 2 Impact of Nanomaterials on Food Functionality

Chapter 3 Impact of Incorporating Nanomaterials in Food Processing

Chapter 4 Nanosensors for the Food Industry

Chapter 5 Application in the Beverages Industry

Chapter 6 Applications in the Bakery Industry

Chapter 7 Applications in the Dairy Industry

Chapter 8 Applications in the Meat Industry

Chapter 9 Applications in Wastewater Treatment

Chapter 10 Safety Considerations, Consumer Acceptance, and Regulatory Framework

Index

V. Chelladurai

Dr. V. Chelladurai was educated at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University; and the University of Manitoba, and is currently working as an Associate Professor, Agricultural and Food Processing Engineering in the Department of Agriculture Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamil Nadu, India. Before joining the Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Dr. Chelladurai worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow, and Research Engineer in the Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba for six years. He conducted research on applications of imaging and spectroscopy for agricultural and food products, hermetic storage of cereal grains and oilseeds, drying and non-chemical methods for stored grain management. He authored or co-authored 21 technical articles in peer-reviewed journals, 11 technical articles in conferences and 1 book chapter. He also served as a technical expert in Canadian International Grain Institute’s training programmes for various stakeholders of Agri-Food industry. He is recipient of "2016 Superior Paper Award" from American Association of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), and also recipient of University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship, W.E. Muir Fellowship, Edward R. Toporeck Graduate Fellowship, and Gordon P. Osler Graduate Scholarship for his academic and research excellence during his time at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Chelladurai served as Vice-President (Regional), and Manitoba Regional Director for the Canadian Society of BioEngineering (CSBE) from 2010-2016.

Distinguished Professor Dr. Digvir S. Jayas was educated at the G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Pantnagar, India; the University of Manitoba, and the University of Saskatchewan. Before assuming the position of Vice-President (Research and International), he held the position of Vice-President (Research) for two years and Assoc