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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ramírez-Guzmán, Nathiely
• Chávez-González, Mónica L.
• Peña-Lucio, Erick
• Luna-García, Hugo A.
• Valdés, Juan A. Ascacio
• Martínez-Medina, Gloria
• Carneiro-Da-Cunha, Maria Das Graças
• Da Silva, Teresinha Gonçalves
• Martinez-Hernandez, José L.
• Aguilar, Cristóbal N.
• Aguilar, Cristóbal Noé
• Rodriguez-Jasso, Rosa María
• Flores-Gallegos, Adriana Carolina
• Aguilar, Cristobal Noé

Titel

Citrus Waste: An Important Source of Bioactive Compounds

Ist Teil von

• Bioprocessing of Agri-Food Residues for Production of Bioproducts, 2022, p.61-80

Auflage

1

Ort / Verlag

United Kingdom: Apple Academic Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This chapter analyzes and describes the importance of the valorization of citrus residues since it is one of the most widely consumed fruit families worldwide due to its high nutritive contribution to the body, which are the main sources of vitamins and minerals. The citrus processing industries, as juices producers, generates wastes as husks, pomaces, and seeds, which becomes unsustainable for the environment since they are generally not used for something different as consumption or animal feeding. For this reason, the reuse of these leftovers is a critical opportunity area, as these wastes represent an attractive source of bioactive compounds such as sugars, essential oils, pectins, fiber, etc. which can be used in industrial sectors such as food production, agriculture, cosmetics, even pharmaceutical due to its high percentage of polyphenols with potential antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic activities, etc. This chapter analyzes and describes the importance of the valorization of citrus residues since it is one of the most widely consumed fruit families worldwide due to its high nutritive contribution to the body, which are the main sources of vitamins and minerals. It highlights and collects information about the potential of abundant food waste with chemical and biotechnological potential. The citrus processing industries, as juices producers, generates wastes as husks, pomaces, and seeds, which becomes unsustainable for the environment since they are generally not used for something different as consumption or animal feeding. For an efficient extraction of bioactive compounds is crucial examine that the recovery yields are high-dependent on extraction solvents, and the extraction method applied (as the most relevant point), this because the bioactive compounds (considered as secondary vegetable metabolites) are generally in low concentrations or it is difficult to extract them and recover them from the plant matter.