Tropical fruits are defined as fruits that are grown in hot and humid regions within the Tropic
of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, covering most of the tropical and subtropical areas of …

Tropical and subtropical fruits are recognized as a source of a high content of bioactive
compounds and health promoting properties due to their nutritional composition. These …

Nutritional and biochemical composition of dragon fruit (Hylocereus) species H. undatus
(fruits with white pulp and pink skin), and H. polyrhizus (fruits with red pulp and pink skin) …

Ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE) coupled with deep eutectic solvent (DES) is a novel,
efficient and green extraction method for phytochemicals. In this study, the effects of 16 …

Total phenolic content (TPC), phenolic profiles, and antioxidant activity of free and bound
extracts of Sargassum polycystum, obtained by different extraction solvents and hydrolysis …

Coconut pericarp (shell fiber (mesocarp) and shell (endocarp)), the main by-product of
coconut production, is often discarded and causing serious environmental pollution. To …

Extraction of coconut paring oil (CPO) from processing by-products adds value to the
product and reduces resource wastage. This study aims to assess the impact of 20 kHz …

Response surface methodology optimization based on central composite design was
applied to extract flavonoids from the exocarp of three coconut genera. The antioxidant and …

Green coconuts (Cocos nucifera L.) are commonly consumed for coconut water and their
shells are discarded as household waste. These shells are the potential constituents for …

When harvesting corn, corn silk was discarded as waste, including the compounds isolated
and identified from corn silk such as flavonoids, sterols, alkaloids, polysaccharides, organic …