FOREWORD ; PREFACE ; List of Contributors ; Introductory Overview of Biotechnological Additives ; INTRODUCTION; HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MODERN DEVELOPMENTS; Enzymes; Genetic Engineering; MAIN BIOTECHNOLOGICAL INGREDIENTS: FROM RESEARCH TO INDUSTRY; CONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Alternative Sweeteners: Current Scenario and Future Innovations for Value Addition ; INTRODUCTION; NATURAL SWEETENERS; GLOBAL SWEETENERS MARKET; USES OF SWEETENERS IN FOOD INDUSTRY; NATURAL SWEETENERS OF PLANT ORIGIN; Non-Saccharide Natural Sweeteners