Valorization of fruit waste for bioactive compounds and their applications in the food industry

NP Nirmal, AC Khanashyam, AS Mundanat, K Shah… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
The fruit production and processing sectors produce tremendous amounts of by-products
and waste that cause significant economic losses and an undesirable impact on the …

Quercetin as a therapeutic product: evaluation of its pharmacological action and clinical applications—a review

MA Mirza, S Mahmood, AR Hilles, A Ali, MZ Khan… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Quercetin is the major polyphenolic flavonoid that belongs to the class called flavanols. It is
found in many foods, such as green tea, cranberry, apple, onions, asparagus, radish leaves …

Use of red onion skin (Allium cepa L.) in the production of bioactive extract and application in water-absorbing cryogels based on corn starch

EP da Cruz, ET Jansen, L de Vasconcelos Costa… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Onion skin is biomass commonly discarded in the environment, rich in bioactive compounds
with antioxidant and antimicrobial potential; thus, we propose valorizing this residue using …

Investigation of the phytochemical composition, antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-osteoarthritis, and wound healing activities of selected vegetable waste

MA Salem, OG Mohamed, EM Mosalam, AI Elberri… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Agri-food wastes, produced following industrial food processing, are mostly discarded,
leading to environmental hazards and losing the nutritional and medicinal values associated …

Investigating the properties and agronomic benefits of onion peel and chicken feather-derived biochars

AG Adeniyi, EC Emenike, AO Ezzat, KO Iwuozor… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Biochar production from unconventional biomass, specifically onion peel (OP) and chicken
feathers (CF), was investigated in this study. Two distinct biochars were produced by do** …

A retrospective on the innovative sustainable valorization of cereal bran in the context of circular bioeconomy innovations

T Tufail, HBU Ain, F Saeed, M Nasir, S Basharat… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Handling industrial agricultural wastes is a requirement for industrial waste management in
the context of circular bioeconomy innovations. The recovery and re-use of agricultural …

Quercetin extraction from small onion skin (Allium cepa L. var. aggregatum Don.) and its antioxidant activity

MM Al-Ansari, L Al-Humaid, M Aldawsari, IF Abid… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study, the maximum yield of quercetin was optimized for the ethanol extraction
of small onions (Allium cepa L. var. aggregatum Don.), and the antioxidant activity was …

Identification of Fusarium basal rot pathogens of onion and evaluation of fungicides against the pathogens

JH Shin, HK Lee, CG Back, S Kang, J Han, SC Lee… - Mycobiology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Onion (Allium cepa L.) is an economically important vegetable crop worldwide. However,
various fungal diseases, including Fusarium basal rot (FBR), neck rot, and white rot, reduce …

Feasibility study of value-added production from onion peel agricultural wastes for circular economy

CC Hsueh, TJ Roxas, YH Chan, CN Juan… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background As a highly populated and resource-limited Taiwan, material recycling and
reuse are of great importance to satisfy net-zero waste accumulation while simultaneously …

[HTML][HTML] Fermented sea buckthorn compound juice inhibits colorectal cancer growth by regulating immunity and the gut microbiome

Y Fu, Z Liu, K Wang, X Li, J Fu, Y Tan, S Li… - Journal of Functional …, 2024 - Elsevier
The antitumor activity of a fermented juice (called Shaduo**, SDJ) made from sea
buckthorn, raspberry, etc. was investigated using CT26 bearing mice. The results showed a …