Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Sabah, Malaysia.
Molecules. 2023 Mar 14;28(6):2631. doi: 10.3390/molecules28062631.
The food production industry is a significant contributor to the generation of millions of tonnes of waste every day. With the increasing public concern about waste production, utilizing the waste generated from popular fruits and vegetables, which are rich in high-added-value compounds, has become a focal point. By efficiently utilizing food waste, such as waste from the fruit and vegetable industries, we can adopt a sustainable consumption and production pattern that aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper provides an overview of the high-added-value compounds derived from fruit and vegetable waste and their sources. The inclusion of bioactive compounds with antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antibrowning properties can enhance the quality of materials due to the high phenolic content present in them. Waste materials such as peels, seeds, kernels, and pomace are also actively employed as adsorbents, natural colorants, indicators, and enzymes in the food industry. Therefore, this article compiles all consumer-applicable uses of fruit and vegetable waste into a single document.
食品生产行业是每天产生数百万吨废物的主要贡献者。随着公众对废物产生的日益关注，利用富含高附加值化合物的受欢迎的水果和蔬菜产生的废物成为了焦点。通过有效利用食品废物，例如水果和蔬菜产业的废物，我们可以采用与可持续发展目标（SDGs）一致的可持续消费和生产模式。本文概述了从水果和蔬菜废物中提取的高附加值化合物及其来源。由于其中含有高含量的酚类物质，具有抗氧化、抗菌和抗褐变特性的生物活性化合物可以提高材料的质量。果皮、种子、果仁、果渣等废物材料也被积极用作食品工业中的吸附剂、天然着色剂、指示剂和酶。因此，本文将水果和蔬菜废物的所有消费者适用用途汇编到一个文档中。
