Abstract Valorization of Fruit and Vegetable Wastes (FVW) is challenging owing to logistic-
related problems, as well as to their perishable nature and heterogeneity, among other …

Pectin, a polysaccharide, is ubiquitously found in cell wall of higher plants. It is traditionally
used in the preparation of jam, jellies, and marmalades as a gelling agent. New applications …

Waste water remediation of toxic metals and dyes could be complex to achieve owing to
several factors. Various techniques have been developed for the removal of these …

Currently, pectins are widely used in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food industries,
mainly as texturizing, emulsifying, stabilizing, and gelling agents. Pectins are …

The pomace produced by the agro-fruit industry causes a severe environmental burden and
results in high economic losses if not efficiently utilized. Fruit pomaces possess various …

Dietary fibers (DFs) regulate host health through various mechanisms related to their dietary
sources, specific physicochemical structures, fermentability, and physiological properties in …

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 …

After cellulose, pectin is the most abundant plant polysaccharide. For decades pectins have
been industrially produced from two types of raw material (citrus peel and apple pomace, by …

Mango by-products are important sources of bioactive compounds generated by agro-
industrial process. During mango processing, 35–60% of the fruit is discarded, in many …

Eggplant peel as a new source was used for pectin extraction using ultrasonic method. The
extraction process factors were optimized using Box-Behnken design (BBD) and under …