Cold plasma processing: A review

The increase in the outbreaks reported due to consumption of infected produce has increased to a larger extent. Conventional technologies hamper the quality of food. To fulfill the need of an efficient cold processing method, researchers came up with a novel technology known as plasma technology. Two type's thermal and non-Thermal plasma exists. The non-Thermal or cold plasma technology is now the prime consideration in food processing industries viz. post-harvest, meat, packaging etc. Cold plasma plays an important role in decontamination of food and packaging materials from microorganisms, manufacturing of packaging materials, active packaging and retards browning reactions. Cold plasma withholds the ability to manufacture high quality fresh and processed food products.