Chapter 6 – Vitamins

Vitamins are wide a group of organic compounds that are required for normal body function. Today there is increased interest in nutritionally rich foods that are either natural or minimally processed. The use of emerging technologies aimed at improving the stability and bioaccessibility of vitamins in foods to maintain their functionality through their bioavailability, metabolism, and health-promoting activity has also increased. This chapter discusses these emerging technologies as well as the challenges and opportunities for vitamins as food additives. An extensive overview of current evidence on the health implications of food vitamins as well as the effects of emerging technologies on vitamins is included in this chapter.