The present application discloses a method for disposing a composition on a food product. The method includes generating an activated gas by introducing a working gas into a plasma chamber and generating nonthermal plasma in the plasma chamber, where the working gas and the nonthermal plasma interact to form an activated gas. The method includes supplying the activated gas to a food treatment zone. Food products are conveyed through the food treatment zone such that activated gas contacts a surface of the food products. Food products are conveyed through an application region and a composition is deposited on the surface of the food product.
