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Valorization of selected fruit and vegetable wastes as bioactive compounds: Opportunities and challenges

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Jiménez-Moreno, Nerea, Esparza, Irene, Bimbela, Fernando, Gandía, Luis M., Ancín-Azpilicueta, Carmen·2020·Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

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Fruit and vegetable wastes derived from the agri-food industry are generated in large amounts and they can cause great environmental contamination because they have a high moisture content and microbial load. However, both their structural parts (stems, leaves, peels, pulps, seeds, and roots) and the residues resulting after the extraction of their juices are rich in different valuable compounds such as antioxidants, oils, fiber, fatty acids, isoprenoids, lipids, proteins, saponins, and phytoestrogens. Such bioactive compounds can be used as pharmaceutical excipients, food additives, or included in pharmaceutical formulations or food matrices for obtaining nutraceutical products and functional foods, respectively. The aim of this review is to present the most promising alternatives for the valorization of selected fruit and vegetable wastes, currently underexploited, as well as the challenges that may arise when considering the valorization of these wastes in the form of value-added bioactive products. This is exemplified through the revision of the opportunities offered by artichoke, cardoon, asparagus, and pomegranate, which generate large amounts of waste during their processing. A final section is devoted to present the emerging technologies that are being developed for an efficient extraction of bioactive compounds from vegetable matrices.

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Authors
Jiménez-Moreno, N., Esparza, I., Bimbela, F., Gandía, L. M., & Ancín-Azpilicueta, C.
Affiliations
  • Departamento de Ciencias, Universidad Pública Navarra, Pamplona, Spain;
  • Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA) (ES)
Corresponding author
Gandía, Luis M.
Venue
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
Published
2019-11-29
Volume
50
Issue
20
Pages
2061-2108
ISSN
  • 1064-3389 (ISSN-L)
  • 1547-6537
OpenAlex
W2990728470
Cited by
188
References
207
Citations by year
2026: 23 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 41 · 2023: 38 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 7
FWCI
7.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by-nc-nd
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  • Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (publishedVersion)
  • Academica-e (Universidad Pública de Navarra) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (RTI2018-096294-B-C31, RTI2018)
  • Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital, Gobierno de España (ENE2015-66975-C3)
  • European Regional Development Fund (ENE2015-66975-C3, RTI2018, RTI2018-096294-B-C31)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Agricultural and Biological Research
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
Keywords
fruit and vegetable waste, agri-food waste valorization, bioactive compounds, antioxidants, nutraceuticals, functional foods, pharmaceutical excipients, food additives, bioactive compound extraction

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