Table 1.

Summary of selected nano techniques used by different food industries for food processing and packaging.

Nanotechniques	Examples	Application	References
Nanoparticles	Titanium dioxide, Silicon dioxide, Silver nanoparticles, Zinc oxide, Inorganic nanoceramic, Polymeric nanoparticles	Food Packaging	Ameta et al. (2020)
Nanocomposites	Nanoclay, Nanoencapsulation, Bionanocomposites.	Food Packaging	Pathakoti et al. (2017)
Nanoencapsulation	Nanoceuticals, Nanocapsules, Colloidosomes, Nanoliposomes, Nanoceuticals	Food processing	Abdullaeva (2017)
Nanoemulsions	Nanoemulsion formulated with β-Carotene. Oil-in-water and Water-in-oil nanoemulsions.	Food processing	Mehmood et al. (2021)
Nanosensors	Metal based nanosensors, Nanobiosensors, Nano-smart dust, Nanobarcodes	Food Packaging	Coles and Frewer (2013)