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From Pomegranate Byproducts Waste to Worth: A Review of Extraction Techniques and Potential Applications for Their Revalorization

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Cano-Lamadrid, Marina, Martínez-Zamora, Lorena, Castillejo, Noelia, Artés-Hernández, Francisco·2022·Foods

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The food industry is quite interested in the use of (techno)-functional bioactive compounds from byproducts to develop 'clean label' foods in a circular economy. The aim of this review is to evaluate the state of the knowledge and scientific evidence on the use of green extraction technologies (ultrasound-, microwave-, and enzymatic-assisted) of bioactive compounds from pomegranate peel byproducts, and their potential application via the supplementation/fortification of vegetal matrixes to improve their quality, functional properties, and safety. Most studies are mainly focused on ultrasound extraction, which has been widely developed compared to microwave or enzymatic extractions, which should be studied in depth, including their combinations. After extraction, pomegranate peel byproducts (in the form of powders, liquid extracts, and/or encapsulated, among others) have been incorporated into several food matrixes, as a good tool to preserve 'clean label' foods without altering their composition and improving their functional properties. Future studies must clearly evaluate the energy efficiency/consumption, the cost, and the environmental impact leading to the sustainable extraction of the key bio-compounds. Moreover, predictive models are needed to optimize the phytochemical extraction and to help in decision-making along the supply chain.

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  • There is large-scale commercial potential in food industry regarding utilization of functional constituents extracted from banana and pomegranate peel.

    “Commercially, there is large-scale commercial potential especially in the food industry regarding the utilization of functional constituents that extracted from banana and pomegranate peel.”

    From Valorization of Pomegranate and Banana By-products into Value-added Products: Influence on Physicochemical, Rheological, and Consumer Attributes (2025) · cites this paper as Cano-Lamadrid et al., 2022

    The Abstract and Section 6 describe food-industry interest in functional compounds from pomegranate peel and their incorporation into several food products. The paper does not address banana peel, and the Abstract calls for further evaluation of extraction costs and energy use rather than establishing large-scale commercial potential. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Cano-Lamadrid, M., Martínez-Zamora, L., Castillejo, N., & Artés-Hernández, F.
Affiliations
  • Postharvest and Refrigeration Group, Department of Agronomical Engineering and Institute of Plant Biotechnology, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30203 Cartagena, Spain
  • Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (ES)
Venue
Foods
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2022-08-26
Volume
11
Issue
17
Pages
2596
ISSN
2304-8158 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4293531342
Cited by
69
References
134
Citations by year
2026: 21 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 2
FWCI
1.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Foods (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Digital Repository (Polytechnic University of Cartagena) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Funders
  • Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Knowledge Generation Projects 2021, Type B Oriented Research Modality (PID2021-123857OB-I00, FJC2020-043764-I)
  • Programme for the Re-qualification of the Spanish University System, Margarita Salas modality (PID2021-123857OB-I00, FJC2020-043764-I)
  • Juan de la Cierva-Formación (PID2021-123857OB-I00, FJC2020-043764-I)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Pomegranate: compositions and health benefits
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Agricultural and Biological Research
Keywords
food waste valorization, green extraction technologies, ultrasound-assisted extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, enzymatic extraction, bioactive compounds, clean-label food, functional food fortification, encapsulation, circular economy, extraction optimization

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