Background Food waste (FW) typically comprises waste from households, food industries,
and food outlets. It is mainly composed of fruit and vegetable residues, grain residues, meat …

Background Fruit processing by-products, especially pomace, peels, rinds, and seeds, are
underused and mostly discarded as waste. Such biowastes are rich in beneficial bioactive …

Carbonation of agro-waste into high-value-added products is becoming a promising strategy
for producing functional active materials and for reducing landfills. Carbon quantum dots …

Citrus fruits processing results in the generation of huge amounts of citrus by-products,
mainly peels, pulp, membranes, and seeds. Although they represent a major concern from …

The recent millennium has witnessed a notable shift in consumer focus towards natural
products for addressing lifestyle-related disorders, driven by their safety and cost …

Vegetables and fruits are among the most widely consumed foods in the world. Due to
consumption and industrial processing, huge amounts of by-products are generated …

Featured Application The bio-based food additives obtained from upcycling grapefruit peels
can be used mainly in the food industry as natural antioxidant and antimicrobial alternatives …

Saponins are a diverse group of compounds (triterpenoid and steroid glycosides), widely
distributed, and characterized by their structures, which differ in the number of sugar units …

Waste products from natural sources are vital for extracting and recovering natural
compounds. Transforming these wastes into valuable products requires specific …

Citrus peels are an important by-product of citrus processing industries, but a large part is
considered waste. There has been increased attention in the last five years on these …