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- Title
Phenolic and Antioxidant Characterization of Fruit By-Products for Their Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements Valorization under a Circular Bio-Economy Approach.
- Authors
Terenzi, Cristina; Bermudez, Gabriela; Medri, Francesca; Davani, Lara; Tumiatti, Vincenzo; Andrisano, Vincenza; Montanari, Serena; De Simone, Angela
- Abstract
Agri-food by-products, obtained as waste from the food industry, negatively impact the global economy and the environment. In order to valorize waste materials from fruit juices and tomato sauces as upcycled materials rich in health-promoting compounds, they were characterized in terms of polyphenolic and protein content. The results obtained were compared with those collected for their final products. The recovery of polyphenols was performed via ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE). A high-performance liquid chromatography–diode array detector (HPLC-DAD) method was developed and validated to depict the quali-quantitative polyphenolic profile of both the by-products and the final products. The antioxidant capacity of the resulting extracts was characterized by UV-Vis spectrophotometric assays in terms of total phenolic content (TPC) and total antioxidant status (TAS). Moreover, the protein content was assessed with the Kjeldahl method too. The results highlighted a significant quantity of polyphenols remaining in peach, apricot, and apple by-products, which were able to exert an antioxidant activity (in the range of 4.95 ± 5.69 × 10−1 to 7.06 ± 7.96 × 10−1 mmol Trolox 100 g−1 of dry weight (DW) sample). Conversely, the tomato by-products were highly rich in proteins (11.0 ± 2.00 to 14.4 ± 2.60 g of proteins 100 g−1 DW). The results proved that all by-products may potentially be sustainable ingredients with nutritional and functional value in a circular bio-economy prospect.
- Subjects
FOOD industrial waste; DIETARY supplements; OXIDANT status; FRUIT; FUNCTIONAL foods; FRUIT juices; PEACH
- Publication
Antioxidants, 2024, Vol 13, Issue 5, p604
- ISSN
2076-3921
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/antiox13050604