The potential of selected agri-food loss and waste to contribute to a circular economy: Applications in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries

LLDR Osorio, E Flórez-López, CD Grande-Tovar - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The food sector includes several large industries such as canned food, pasta, flour, frozen
products, and beverages. Those industries transform agricultural raw materials into added …

Fruit and vegetable waste: Bioactive compounds, their extraction, and possible utilization

NA Sagar, S Pareek, S Sharma… - … reviews in food …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Fruits and vegetables are the most utilized commodities among all horticultural crops. They
are consumed raw, minimally processed, as well as processed, due to their nutrients and …

An overview of plant phenolic compounds and their importance in human nutrition and management of type 2 diabetes

D Lin, M Xiao, J Zhao, Z Li, B Xing, X Li, M Kong, L Li… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the biosynthesis process of phenolic compounds in plants is summarized,
which include the shikimate, pentose phosphate and phenylpropanoid pathways. Plant …

Physical properties of chitosan films incorporated with natural antioxidants

VGL Souza, AL Fernando, JRA Pires… - Industrial Crops and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the past decades, as alternative to the petroleum based products, biodegradable
polymers, such as chitosan, have undergone extensive investigation in order to minimize …

Microencapsulation of extracts of bioactive compounds obtained from acerola (Malpighia emarginata DC) pulp and residue by spray and freeze drying: Chemical …

YRRS Rezende, JP Nogueira, N Narain - Food chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
The acerola pulp and residue extracts were microencapsulated by spray and freeze-drying,
using gum arabic and maltodextrin as encapsulating agents. Total anthocyanins …

Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of flavonoids from lotus plumule

GL Chen, MX Fan, JL Wu, N Li, MQ Guo - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory mechanisms of action of flavonoids in lotus plumule
were systematically analyzed using radical scavenging assays and ELISA kits. By this …

Mango seed: Functional and nutritional properties

C Torres-León, R Rojas, JC Contreras-Esquivel… - Trends in Food Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The mango (Mangifera indica L.) is an important tropical fruit with
worldwide acceptance, extensive marketing, vast production, wide distribution, and benefits …

Natural antioxidants of plant origin

R Amarowicz, RB Pegg - Advances in food and nutrition research, 2019 - Elsevier
Interest in the content of natural antioxidants in plant-based foods can be from the human
health perspective, in terms of how these compounds might help promote one's health and …

Proximate composition, mineral contents and fatty acid composition of the different parts and dried peels of tropical fruits cultivated in Brazil

DR Morais, EM Rotta, SC Sargi, EG Bonafe… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
The proximate composition, mineral contents and fatty acid composition of different parts
(peel, pulp and seeds) of seven tropical fruits were evaluated. Beyond that, this study aims to …

Green synthesis and characterization of gold and silver nanoparticles using Mussaenda glabrata leaf extract and their environmental applications to dye degradation

S Francis, S Joseph, EP Koshy, B Mathew - Environmental Science and …, 2017 - Springer
Plant-derived nanomaterials opened a green approach in solving the current environment
issues. Present study focused on rapid microwave-assisted synthesis and applications of …