Fruit Peels: Food Waste as a Valuable Source of Bioactive Natural Products for Drug Discovery

Fruits along with vegetables are crucial for a balanced diet. These not only have delicious flavors but are also reported to decrease the risk of contracting various chronic diseases. Fruit by-products are produced in huge quantity during industrial processing and constitute a serious issue because...

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Published inCurrent issues in molecular biology Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 1960 - 1994
Main Authors Hussain, Hidayat, Mamadalieva, Nilufar Z., Hussain, Amjad, Hassan, Uzma, Rabnawaz, Aisha, Ahmed, Ishtiaq, Green, Ivan R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI 30.04.2022
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Subjects
antimicrobial
antioxidant
food industry
fruit peels
natural product
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antimicrobial
antioxidant
fruit peels
natural product
food industry
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Summary:Fruits along with vegetables are crucial for a balanced diet. These not only have delicious flavors but are also reported to decrease the risk of contracting various chronic diseases. Fruit by-products are produced in huge quantity during industrial processing and constitute a serious issue because they may pose a harmful risk to the environment. The proposal of employing fruit by-products, particularly fruit peels, has gradually attained popularity because scientists found that in many instances peels displayed better biological and pharmacological applications than other sections of the fruit. The aim of this review is to highlight the importance of fruit peel extracts and natural products obtained in food industries along with their other potential biological applications.
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This article is dedicated to Prof. Dr. Bernhard Westermann on his 60th birthday.
ISSN:1467-3045
1467-3037
1467-3045
DOI:10.3390/cimb44050134