Bioconversion of Fruit Waste to Vanillin related Compounds

Abstract

Vanillin is used in nutrition, refreshments, and industrial applications as a fragrance and condiment. Vanilla. planifolia is the most crucial resource of vanillin., with. a current value ranging from $1200 to $4000 per kg. To meet customer requirements, low-cost vanillin is produced synthetically (Fifteen $/kg.); however, US and European legislation encourages synthesis via fermentation. Ferulic acid is vanillin producers' primary and most expensive pre-cursor. It occurs naturally in lignocellulose agricultural residues. The current study was thus aimed at extracting ferulic acid from Kinnow peels. And. Afterward, converting it into bio vanillin with the help of Rhizopus oryzae. During this optimization to know the hyperproduction of vanillin, the parameters were pH, temperature, incubation period, and different concentrations of ferulic acid obtained from the waste.