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- Title
High-Value Compounds in Fruit, Vegetable and Cereal Byproducts: An Overview of Potential Sustainable Reuse and Exploitation.
- Authors
Tlais, Ali Zein Alabiden; Fiorino, Giuseppina Maria; Polo, Andrea; Filannino, Pasquale; Di Cagno, Raffaella
- Abstract
Food waste (FW) represents a global and ever-growing issue that is attracting more attention due to its environmental, ethical, social and economic implications. Although a valuable quantity of bioactive components is still present in the residuals, nowadays most FW is destined for animal feeding, landfill disposal, composting and incineration. Aiming to valorize and recycle food byproducts, the development of novel and sustainable strategies to reduce the annual food loss appears an urgent need. In particular, plant byproducts are a plentiful source of high-value compounds that may be exploited as natural antioxidants, preservatives and supplements in the food industry, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. In this review, a comprehensive overview of the main bioactive compounds in fruit, vegetable and cereal byproducts is provided. Additionally, the natural and suitable application of tailored enzymatic treatments and fermentation to recover high-value compounds from plant byproducts is discussed. Based on these promising strategies, a future expansion of green biotechnologies to revalorize the high quantity of byproducts is highly encouraging to reduce the food waste/losses and promote benefits on human health.
- Subjects
FRUIT; VEGETABLES; DIETARY supplements; CEREALS as food; SOCIAL impact; SUSTAINABLE development; FOOD preservatives
- Publication
Molecules, 2020, Vol 25, Issue 13, p2987
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules25132987