Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) and Micronutrient Fortification in Food Crops Using Nanoparticle Technology

It is necessary to develop a resilient food supply that will withstand unexpected future shocks and deliver the required amounts of nutrients consumers. By increasing sustainability agriculture, system be able handle challenges such as climate change, declining agricultural resources, growing population/urbanization, pandemics, recessions/shortages. Micronutrient deficiency, otherwise called hidden hunger, one major malnutrition consequences worldwide, particularly in middle- or low- income countries. Unlike essential mineral nutrient compounds, micronutrients could less priority due their small levels requirement. However, insufficient caused critical adverse health symptoms are excessively vital for young children’s development. Therefore, there have been numerous attempts enhance minerals crops, including biofortification, fortification, supplementation. Based on several interventions involving micronutrients, modern technology, nanotechnology, can applied reduce system’s environmental impact. Previous studies addressed various strategies mitigate micronutrient deficiency iron, iodine, zinc, vitamin A. Comparably B 12 its fortification crops. Vitamin causes serious effects, nervous blood systems, occurs along with other deficiencies, folate, low-income Mitigation has mainly focused developing pharmacological medical treatments serum supplements. Further undertake sustainable approach fortify plant-based sources public worldwide. This review paper highlights nanoparticle application promising technology enhancing without conventional genetic modification requirements. The efficiently mineral/nutrient using coating techniques targeted sites into plant. because nanoparticles better solubility permeability nano size high surface exposure. -coated would absorbed, translocated, accumulated by plant eventually bioavailability Furthermore, reducing leaching issues occur fertilizer usage, it possible more fortification.