Guava (Psidium guajava L.) Fruit and Valorization of Industrialization By-Products

Guava (Psidium guajava L.), is a fruit considered native to the American tropics. It is of great economic importance in many countries of the world, due to its high production and diversity of products derived from its fruit. It can be consumed fresh or processed. During the fruit’s processing, some...

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Published inProcesses Vol. 9; no. 6; p. 1075
Main Authors Angulo-López, Jorge E., Flores-Gallegos, Adriana C., Torres-León, Cristian, Ramírez-Guzmán, Karen N., Martínez, Gloria A., Aguilar, Cristóbal N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.06.2021
Subjects
Albumins
Antioxidants
By products
Byproducts
Carotene
Ceruloplasmin
Chemical composition
Degenerative diseases
Economic importance
Environmental impact
Essential oils
Flavonoids
Flavonols
Food industry
Fruits
Functional foods & nutraceuticals
Guava
Industrial development
Minerals
Organic compounds
Pectin
Psidium guajava
Residues
Seeds
Taxonomy
Transferrin
Transferrins
Vitamins
VOCs
Volatile organic compounds
β-Carotene
Venezuela
United States > US
Asia
Europe
Philippines
Africa
Brazil
Mexico
South Africa
Peru
Costa Rica
India
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Summary:Guava (Psidium guajava L.), is a fruit considered native to the American tropics. It is of great economic importance in many countries of the world, due to its high production and diversity of products derived from its fruit. It can be consumed fresh or processed. During the fruit’s processing, some residues are generated, such as seeds, rinds, and pulp, which is about 30% of the fresh fruit’s volume. Different studies have shown that it can be used in various industries, such as food, chemical, and pharmaceutical. By-products or processing residues have valuable components. Evidence indicates that it contains significant amounts of dietary fiber (soluble and insoluble), vitamins (A, B, C, β-carotene), essential oils, minerals, proteins (transferrin, ceruloplasmin, albumin), pectins, antioxidants (flavonoids, flavonols, condensed tannins) and volatile organic compounds; these elements can help in the prevention of chronic and degenerative diseases. P. guajava L. is considered a nutraceutical due to its compounds with beneficial properties on health and disease prevention. Therefore, this paper aims to review the physicochemical composition of the different by-products of the processing of guava and its reported uses.
ISSN:2227-9717
2227-9717
DOI:10.3390/pr9061075