In recent years, there has been a global surge in the production and application of vitamins and pigments in food and pharmaceuticals industries, leading to draw the attention of scientific communities to develop novel strategies to cope with world demand. Microbial vitamins and carotenoids in food biotechnology: Novel source and potential applications allow the audience to understand the current status of the biotechnological approaches used for the production of vitamins and carotenoids from microorganisms.

The title provides important insights to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in microbial biosynthesis of vitamins and carotenoids. The chapters, all written by leading researchers from academia, help to put forward all the latest advancement concerning the production and applications of microbial vitamins and carotenoids. The book also provides the sustainable alternative to chemically synthesized compound and presents the wide coverage for the most promising sources of vitamins and carotenoids in food and pharmaceutical industries.

This is a complete and unique resource beneficial for the scientific communities as well as food science and nutrition research students.

• Thoroughly explores biotechnological approaches surrounding the production and application of microbial vitamins and carotenoids in food processing and manufacturing industries
• Covers the major portion of novel source and various biotechnological approaches used for the production of various types of vitamins and carotenoids from microorganisms and their applications in food industry
• Contains up-to-date information required for the formulations of new products or protocols for enhancing production of specific compounds

1. An overview of microbial vitamins and carotenoids used in food biotechnology 2. Novel sources and applications of microbial vitamins and carotenoids 3. Significance of microbial cell factory for vitamins and carotenoids production 4. Biotechnological tools in microbial vitamins and carotenoids production 5. Genetic engineering for robust vitamins and carotenoids production from microbes 6. Emerging trends and future prospective of microbial vitamins and carotenoids 7. Microbial vitamins and carotenoids in food production and processing 8. Microbial production of water and fat-soluble vitamins 9. Vitamins production from probiotic bacteria 10. Fermentation methods and yield improvement of vitamins 11. Microbial vitamins in nutrition and healthcare 12. Microbial vitamins in production of food ingredients and functional foods 13. Microbial vitamins in dairy products (milk, cheese etc.) 14. Microbial vitamins in genetically modified foods 15. Role of vitamin degradation in food off flavors 16. Vitamins fortification and its consequences on food production and quality 17. Carotenoids as food additives 18. Microbial carotenoids in nutrition and baby foods 19. Microbial carotenoids in production of food ingredients and functional foods 20. Challenges and future scenario of microbial vitamins and carotenoids in food industry 21. Microbial vitamins and carotenoids: Sustainable source in bio-based economy 22. Patents and innovative technology for microbial vitamins and carotenoids in food industry