Oxygenated Water and Nano Engineered Water Benefits in Drinking Use and Food Processing: A Mini-Review

Increased interest in the utilization of oxygenated water in human prophylaxis and therapy is clear.Dissolved oxygen is an indicator of water quality.In this article, factors affecting dissolving oxygen in water including temperature, salinity, pH, organics and atmospheric pressure were explained.Various benefits in the case of drinking water that contained extra dissolved oxygen were reviewed.These benefits such as improving oxygen availability of the body and the consumer's health were presented.The recent oxygenation procedures to generate functional water rich in oxygen were described.Engineered water nanostructures or nano designed water (NDW) which used in inactivation of food pathogens, cleaning and disinfecting either raw or minimally processed fruits and vegetables and food preparation surfaces instead of other disinfecting methods were also considered.Using NDW in disinfecting air inside food plants was also included.