The food sector includes several large industries such as canned food, pasta, flour, frozen
products, and beverages. Those industries transform agricultural raw materials into added …

It has long been recognized that the antioxidants present in fresh plant materials may be
very different to those we ingest via our foods. This is often due to the use of food processing …

Natural colorants from plant-based materials have gained increasing popularity due to
health consciousness of consumers. Among the many steps involved in the production of …

Tomato producing and processing industries present undoubted potential for industrial
discarded products valorization whether due to the overproduction of fresh tomatoes or to …

Carotenoids are one of the most widespread groups of pigments in nature and more than
600 of these have been identified. Beside provitamin A activity, carotenoids are important as …

Tomato peels and seeds are the main by-products of the tomato industry and represent an
interesting source of bioactive compounds (BC) including carotenoids, which can be then …

Drawing on the expertise of internationally known, interdisciplinary scientists and
researchers, Food Colorants: Chemical and Functional Properties provides an integrative …

The nine carotenoid pigment compounds of tomato peels were identified by HPLC analysis.
The main component of carotenoids (lyco-red) extracted from tomato peels was lycopene …

Lycopene, the predominant carotenoid in tomatoes, is among the major carotenoids in
serum and tissues of humans. Epidemiological studies have proven the bioactive role and …

Lycopene extraction was carried out via the ultrasonic assisted extraction (UAE) with
response surface methodology (RSM). Sonication enhanced the efficiency of relative …