Valorization of fruits by-products to unconventional sources of additives, oil, biomolecules and innovative functional foods.

Valorization of fruits by-products to unconventional sources of additives, oil, biomolecules and innovative functional foods. Curr Pharm Biotechnol. 2019 Apr 05;: Authors: Dimou C, Karantonis HC, Skalkos D, Koutelidakis AE Abstract Owning to the increase in the world population as well as the consumer's awareness on the health benefits of consumption of fruits, the demand for both fresh and processed fruits has been increased. The by-product and waste streams generated from fruit processing industries are extremely diverse, owning mainly to different fruits varieties and the wide range of the processes employed towards the production of the end fruit-based products. Due to the increasing production and processing of fruits, disposal of waste and by-product streams is a very significant issue, since these materials are prone to microbial spoilage. Also, inappropriate waste management practices, erase severe environmental issues. Furthermore, costs of drying and storage of fruit processing residues, are economically limiting factors hindering their further exploitation. Therefore, fruit processing by-products such as peels, seeds and unused flesh are often utilized as fertilizers. On the other hand, plant residues contain biomolecules such as vitamins, proteins, minerals, antioxidants and aromatic oil. Recovery of bioactive compounds holds a great potential for their usage in food industry as functional ingredients and nutraceuticals o...
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