An overview of β-carotene production: Current status and future prospects. (June 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Singh, Rahul Vikram; Sambyal, Krishika
• Is Part Of: Food bioscience. Volume 47(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-06
• Subjects: β-Carotene -- Microbial production -- Pigment -- Metabolic engineering -- Vitamin A; Food -- Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Food -- Research -- Periodicals; Aliments -- Biotecnologia -- Revistes; Aliments -- Investigació -- Revistes; Food -- Biotechnology; Food -- Research; Revistes electròniques; Periodicals; 664.005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2022.101717
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2212-4292

Abstract

Abstract: β-carotene is being used in the food industry as an orange-red pigment for making various food products due to its valuable physical and biological properties. The use of naturally produced β-carotene has many health benefits rather than the majorly used synthetic production method. Therefore, the use of microbial production for β-carotene synthesis can be a promising future for the industries due to its low production cost, use of less manpower, high product yield and eco-friendly production steps. The present review provides an overview of various β-carotene production methods and their future scope using green industrial production.