*1.12.4 Probiotic microencapsulation from different manufacturing processes*

Another economically viable method is microencapsulation for preserving the probiotics against various treatment procedures and for ensuring their distribution to the human body in a necessary amount. Different studies have indicated improved probiotic survival when embedded. In the case of oligosaccharides, gelatin, inulin and xanthan gum, alginate materials (i.e., sodium alginate and human-like collagen, gelatin-based microspheres, alginate-like gum, gum-Arabic derived from cellulose, maltodextrin, vegetable protein, pectin hydrogel beads, carrageenan, and other proteins) are also supplied with the use of probiotics intended for use in milk products [46].
