Principles and methods of microencapsulation of probiotic microorganisms

Worldwide popularity of probiotic- microorganisms and their products on the one hand, and their general weak viability in food products (especially fermented types) as well as gastrointestinal conditions on the other hand, has encouraged researchers to innovate different methods of probiotics viability improvement. Microencapsulation of the probiotic cells is one of the newest and highly efficient methods, which is now under the especial attention and is being developed by various researchers. This article reviews the principles and methods of probiotic cell microencapsulation.