Recovery of banana waste-loss from production and processing: a contribution to a circular economy

S Alzate Acevedo, ÁJ Díaz Carrillo, E Flórez-López… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Banana is a fruit grown mainly in tropical countries of the world. After harvest, almost 60% of
banana biomass is left as waste. Worldwide, about 114.08 million metric tons of banana …

Valorization of byproducts from tropical fruits: Extraction methodologies, applications, environmental, and economic assessment: A review (Part 1: General overview of …

J Villacís‐Chiriboga, K Elst, J Van Camp… - … Reviews in Food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical fruits represent one of the most important crops in the world. The continuously
growing global market for the main tropical fruits is currently estimated at 84 million tons, of …

Banana MaNAC1 activates secondary cell wall cellulose biosynthesis to enhance chilling resistance in fruit

Q Yin, W Qin, Z Zhou, AM Wu, W Deng… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Chilling injury has a negative impact on the quantity and quality of crops, especially
subtropical and tropical plants. The plant cell wall is not only the main source of biomass …

Bioactive profile and functional food applications of banana in food sectors and health: A review

MF Afzal, W Khalid, S Akram, MA Khalid… - … Journal of Food …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This review explores the nutritional and pharmacological aspects of banana, as well as their
prospective applications in the food and pharmaceutical sectors. Banana is a widely …

Phytochemical classification of medicinal plants used in the treatment of kidney disease based on traditional persian medicine

F Rabizadeh, MS Mirian, R Doosti… - Evidence‐Based …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives. Human beings have used natural products as one of the
pharmaceutical sources to improve human health for thousands of years. Phytochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Nutrient composition and selected physicochemical properties of fifteen Mchare cooking bananas: A study conducted in northern Tanzania

J Dotto, AO Matemu, PA Ndakidemi - Scientific African, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigated the proximate composition, selected minerals potassium (K), calcium
(Ca), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) and some quality attributes of fifteen Mchare cooking bananas …

Genetic Diversity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, the Fusarium Wilt Pathogen of Banana, in Ecuador

F Magdama, L Monserrate-Maggi, L Serrano… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The continued dispersal of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical race 4 (Foc TR4), a
quarantine soil-borne pathogen that kills banana, has placed this worldwide industry on …

Recent advances in banana (musa spp.) biofortification to alleviate vitamin A deficiency

D Amah, A van Biljon, A Brown… - Critical Reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is one of the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies that
disproportionately affects low income populations in develo** countries. Traditional …

Banana and its by‐products: A comprehensive review on its nutritional composition and pharmacological benefits

P Kumari, SS Gaur, RK Tiwari - eFood, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bananas are widely popular as a key member of the Musaceae family and also considered
a rich source of several nutrients, especially bioactive compounds. Besides, bananas are …

Banana pseudostem substitution in wheat flour biscuits enriches the nutritional and antioxidative properties with considerable acceptability

R Chakraborty, S Sabruna, R Roy, S Majumdar… - SN Applied Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Biscuits prepared from composite flours substituted with unconventional plant resources
have been considered important for enriching the overall nutritional quality. The present …