Natural pigments, including carotenoids, flavonoids and anthocyanidins, determine the
attractive color of fruits. These natural pigments are essential secondary metabolites, which …

Stimulated by their multifaceted functions and actions, carotenoids have been among the
most investigated food components, producing a voluminous, complicated, and sometimes …

Tomatoes show diverse phytochemical attributes that contribute to their nutritive and health
values. This study comprehensively dissects primary and secondary metabolite profiles of …

Abstract Background Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) represents the largest cultivated
member of the Cucurbitaceae family, showing great relevance from the economic point of …

The impact of different extraction methods, namely maceration, homogenizer-assisted
extraction, rapid solid-liquid dynamic extraction, microwave-assisted extraction and …

Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) has received considerable attention in recent years because of
the nutritional and health-protective value of seed oil. The nutritional composition of pumpkin …

In a society where the environmental conscience is gaining attention, it is necessary to
evaluate the potential valorization options for agricultural biomass to create a change in the …

Lime peels are mainly obtained from the byproducts of the juice manufacturing industry,
which we obtained and used to extract essential oil (2.3%) in order to examine the …

Highlights•Pumpkins are medicinally and economically important plant
crops.•Cucurbitaceae contain cucurbitacins with important curative effects.•Remarkable …

Food wastes display a great potential for waste-based biorefineries in the frame of a bio-
economy system. The bio-economy is an innovative economy model based on the …