Table 1.

Nanoparticles for application in food packaging.

Types of nanoparticles	Matrix	Application	Reference
Silver	Asparagus, Orange juice, Poultry meat, Fresh-cut melon, Beef meat exudates	Retards the growth of aerobic psychrotrophics, yeasts and molds; antimicrobial effect against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus	[165–169]
Zinc oxide	Orange juice, Liquid egg albumen	Effectively reduces Lactobacillus plantarum, Salmonella, yeast and mold counts without changes in quality parameters	[169–171]
Titanium oxide	Chinese jujube, Strawberry	Reduces browning, slow-down ripening, senescence and decay	[172]
Silver oxide	Apple slice	Retards microbial spoilage	[173]