Fruit Wastes as a Valuable Source of Value-Added Compounds: A Collaborative Perspective
Author(s)
Date Issued
2021
Type
article
Issue
26
Start Page
6338
Journal
Abstract
The by-products/wastes from agro-food and in particular the fruit industry represents
from one side an issue since they cannot be disposed as such for their impact on the environment
but they need to be treated as a waste. However, on the other side, they are a source of bioactive
healthy useful compounds which can be recovered and be the starting material for other products
in the view of sustainability and a circular economy addressing the global goal of “zero waste”
in the environment. An updated view of the state of art of the research on fruit wastes is here
given under this perspective. The topic is defined as follows: (i) literature quantitative analysis
of fruit waste/by-products, with particular regards to linkage with health; (ii) an updated view of
conventional and innovative extraction procedures; (iii) high-value added compounds obtained
from fruit waste and associated biological properties; (iv) fruit wastes presence and relevance in
updated databases. Nowadays, the investigation of the main components and related bioactivities of fruit wastes is being continuously explored throughout integrated and multidisciplinary approaches towards the exploitation of emerging fields of application which may allow to create economic, environmental, and social value in the design of an eco-friendly approach of the fruit wastes.
Subjects