Background Even though raw and processed crops are consumed as food worldwide, one-
third of these agricultural produces go as waste or by-products. These by-products contain …

Food processing waste and by-products such as peel of citrus fruit, melon, mango,
pineapple, etc. and fruit pomace can be utilized for manufacturing of several high-value …

Background A large amount of food wastes and by-products are produced from farm to plate.
They represent valuable sources for the production of high-added value compounds such as …

The heteropolysaccharide known as pectin has found a myriad of functional and nutritive
uses within the food and, increasingly, in other related industries. Extraction is a critical unit …

Pectin is a structural polysaccharide present in plants that primarily consists of galacturonic
acid units. This Review discusses the chemistry of pectin, including its composition and …

Pectin possesses a dual property of resistance and flexibility and thus has diverse
commercial value which has generated research interest on this versatile biopolymer …

Vegetable waste streams, which are a major disposal issue in food industry, present a
promising source of compounds which may be valorised because of their favourable …

With the advent of science and technology, agro-industrial wastes are converted into various
value-added products to meet the demands of increasing population. In recent years, natural …

Vegetable waste represents a serious environmental problem for industries; however, it is
also a valuable source of pectic substances. This paper aims to highlight the advances that …

Pectin is a complex versatile heteropolysaccharide of great importance to food,
pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. It is widely used in the food industry due to its …