Transformation of agro-waste into value-added bioproducts and bioactive compounds: Micro/nano formulations and application in the agri-food-pharma sector

S Bala, D Garg, K Sridhar, BS Inbaraj, R Singh… - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
The agricultural sector generates a significant amount of waste, the majority of which is not
productively used and is becoming a danger to both world health and the environment …

Innovative technologies for extraction and microencapsulation of bioactives from plant-based food waste and their applications in functional food development

M Pattnaik, P Pandey, GJO Martin, HN Mishra… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
The by-products generated from the processing of fruits and vegetables (F&V) largely are
underutilized and discarded as organic waste. These organic wastes that include seeds …

Natural bioactive compounds from food waste: Toxicity and safety concerns

AA Vilas-Boas, M Pintado, ALS Oliveira - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Although synthetic bioactive compounds are approved in many countries for food
applications, they are becoming less and less welcome by consumers. Therefore, there has …

Novel approaches in the valorization of agricultural wastes and their applications

E Capanoglu, E Nemli… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Worldwide, a huge amount of agricultural food wastes and byproducts containing valuable
bioactive compounds are generated, especially throughout the entire supply chain …

Nanoencapsulation of food bioactive constituents and its associated processes: A revisit

CG Awuchi, S Morya, TA Dendegh, COR Okpala… - Bioresource Technology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoencapsulation/nanocarrier systems like nanoemulsions, nanoliposomes, solid lipid
nanoparticles, biopolymeric nanocarriers, nature-inspired nanocapsules, have been shown …

Biogeneration of valuable nanomaterials from agro-wastes: A comprehensive review

PC Nath, A Ojha, S Debnath, M Sharma, K Sridhar… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
The exponential growth of agricultural output is a result of the increasing world population.
Agro-wastes are now acknowledged as an alternative material for the manufacture of …

Utilization of nanotechnology to improve the application and bioavailability of phytochemicals derived from waste streams

DJ McClements, B Öztürk - Journal of Agricultural and Food …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Phytochemicals are relatively small molecular species found in edible plants that may
exhibit a diverse range of techno-and biofunctional attributes. In particular, there has been …

Micro and nanoencapsulation of bioactive compounds for agri-food applications: A review

JL Guía-García, AV Charles-Rodríguez… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioactive compounds (BCs) extracted from plants have been under study since ancient
times due to their outstanding features such as antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory …

Encapsulation of bioactive compounds from fruit and vegetable by-products for food application–A review

V Marcillo-Parra, DS Tupuna-Yerovi, Z González… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Fruit and vegetable by-products (FVBP) from the food industry and post-harvest
represent one of the world's most common environmental pollution problems. However …

Advancing the impact of plant biostimulants to sustainable agriculture through nanotechnologies

P Magnabosco, A Masi, R Shukla, V Bansal… - Chemical and Biological …, 2023 - Springer
Nanomaterials and plant biostimulants are attracting significant attention for their potential
applications in the agri-food sector. These efforts have mostly focused on the independent …