Aplicaciones de la nanotecnología para el envasado de alimentos

Abstract

The main objective of this study focuses on the analysis of nanotechnology applications for food packaging, taking into account its contributions and benefits for the food industry. In this way, a theoretical analysis of the published scientific studies related to nanotechnology in the development and innovation of packaging for food products was carried out, with most of the information published during the last five years, which was available in the databases offered by the Technical University of Ambato (Wiley Online library, Scopus) and also used the open access database (SciELO, Latindex, Pub Med, SCI-HUB). The information obtained has served to identify the current situation of nanotechnology and its relationship with food packaging. The results obtained were that nanotechnology in food packaging is already a reality for different foods and has been making inroads into the market in a subtle way, which without realizing it already has an acceptability by the consumer, which is beneficial for the food industry since the shelf life of the food is extended, microorganisms are detected and/or eliminated, the susceptibility of the product to climatic changes has been considerably reduced since packaging with nanotechnology has high barrier conditions.