Facets of Nanotechnology as Seen in Food Processing, Packaging, and Preservation Industry

Table 3

Effect of nanoemulsion in human system.

Nanoemulsion	Hazardous components	Advantages	Health Hazards	References
Nondigestible inorganic nanoparticles	Silver nanoparticles	Food packaging	Reducing ATP content	[59]
			Increasing ROS production	[59]
		Food processing	Damaging mitochondria and DNA	[60]
		Food preservation	Chromosomal aberration	[61]
			Genotoxic	[62]
			Cytotoxic	[62]
			Carcinogenic	[63]
Digestible organic nanoparticles	Surfactants, lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates	Food packaging	Bioaccumulation	[64]
			Cellular damage	[65]
		Food processing	Degradation of proteins	[65]
			Cardiovascular diseases	[65]
		Food preservation	Obesity	[65]
	Carbon nanotubes	Food packaging	Cause skin and lungs disease	[66]