Novel Technologies: A Review on New Age Food Processing

Abstract

Modern lifestyle pattern increased the demand for convenience foods with significant nutritional contribution; bioactive compounds with enhanced sensory properties imposed a challenge towards food processing industries for the evolution of novel and innovative food processing techniques. Conventional thermal food processing technologies such as heat dependant pasteurization and sterilization have the negative impact on the sensory characteristics of food product. Novel technologies have made a place in the food industries due to the wide acceptance by the consumer for the hassle free, flavourful, fresh and mild to moderate processed food products with enhanced keeping quality. Moreover, global food security can be achieved post application these novel technologies due to their effective im