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 Pectin is a natural prebiotic with great potential for encapsulating probiotics to
prepare synbiotics. Despite that the variety of raw materials and the output of agricultural by …

Subcritical water is a “green” method of extraction and modification of pectin being explored
in recent times. While the conventional acid extraction degrades the side chains and …

Every year, more than 50 million metric tons of apples are produced, and apple pomace is
frequently discarded as waste in the food industry. Apple pomace, a byproduct of apple juice …

More than 58 million metric tonnes of oranges were produced in 2021, and the peels, which
account for around one-fifth of the fruit weight, are often discarded as waste in the orange …

Over 114 million metric tons of bananas are produced each year. The peel, which accounts
for roughly one-third of the fruit's weight, is commonly discarded as waste in the food …

The large-scale industrial use of polysaccharides to obtain energy is one of the most
discussed subjects in science. However, modern concepts of biorefinery have promoted the …

Abstract Background Every year, almost 1.6 billion tonnes of food are wasted, with 54%
going to waste during production and 46% going to waste during post-market operations …

Fruit and vegetables are a great source of nutrients and have numerous health benefits. The
fruit and vegetable industry produces enormous amounts of waste such as peels, seeds …

This work investigated a sustainable and efficient approach of pectin extraction for banana
peel waste valorisation and studied the influence of banana ripening stages (RS at 2, 5 and …