About this Research Topic
Bioactive compounds from food waste and by-products from the food industry have a huge potential to impart financial, environmental, and health benefits, through incorporation into functional food items. These bioactive components from food waste or by-products mainly include polyphenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins, carotenoids, pectin, and dietary fibers, and can be used as food additives, coloring agent, stabilizing agent, emulsifiers, and so forth, besides their potential health benefits.
Extraction is a crucial stage in the processing of food items, however there are numerous difficulties in extracting and recovering bioactive components from food waste and by-products. Bioactive components may be extracted at high concentrations thanks to the employment of cutting-edge extraction techniques, such as pressured, supercritical, subcritical, and microwave extraction. Such procedures are regarded as green extraction when these methods are combined with green solvents. Yet, the recovery of bioactive chemicals from food waste or by-products necessitates not only an understanding of various food matrices but also of the various extraction parameters that affect the effectiveness of the extraction. For instance, the extraction procedure has to be adjusted because of the changes in the physiochemical properties of the target components. The use of the recovered bioactive compounds as additives and/or functional components in food items presents a problem that necessitates physio-chemical compatibility with the food product and its influence on the food's sensory or organoleptic qualities and bioactivity.
Original research papers and critical reviews on the extraction and application of bioactive components from food waste or by-products are welcomed for this Research Topic. The following are some examples of these crucial areas:
• Improving recovery of bioactive compounds from food wastes and by-products
• The impact of extraction variables, food matrices, and the bioactivity and properties of compounds, with relation to the extraction of bioactive components
• Using bioactive ingredients to develop functional food products with desired bioactivities, sensory, and other qualities.
Extraction is a crucial stage in the processing of food items, however there are numerous difficulties in extracting and recovering bioactive components from food waste and by-products. Bioactive components may be extracted at high concentrations thanks to the employment of cutting-edge extraction techniques, such as pressured, supercritical, subcritical, and microwave extraction. Such procedures are regarded as green extraction when these methods are combined with green solvents. Yet, the recovery of bioactive chemicals from food waste or by-products necessitates not only an understanding of various food matrices but also of the various extraction parameters that affect the effectiveness of the extraction. For instance, the extraction procedure has to be adjusted because of the changes in the physiochemical properties of the target components. The use of the recovered bioactive compounds as additives and/or functional components in food items presents a problem that necessitates physio-chemical compatibility with the food product and its influence on the food's sensory or organoleptic qualities and bioactivity.
Original research papers and critical reviews on the extraction and application of bioactive components from food waste or by-products are welcomed for this Research Topic. The following are some examples of these crucial areas:
• Improving recovery of bioactive compounds from food wastes and by-products
• The impact of extraction variables, food matrices, and the bioactivity and properties of compounds, with relation to the extraction of bioactive components
• Using bioactive ingredients to develop functional food products with desired bioactivities, sensory, and other qualities.
Keywords: waste to wealth, bioactive compounds, nutraceuticals, health products, extraction, bioactivity, Society Affiliation RT
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