Valorization of Tomato Waste as a Source of Carotenoids

Molecules

Eugenio Barone¹  Sonia Trombino²  Roberta Cassano²  Debora Procopio²  Maria Luisa Di Gioia² 

[1] Department of Biochemical Sciences “A. Rossi-Fanelli”, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 00185 Rome, Italy;Department of Pharmacy and Health and Nutrition Sciences, Department of Excellence L. 232/2016, Edificio Polifunzionale, Università della Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy;

关键词: food waste valorization;    carotenoids;    value-added products;    recycling;    tomato byproducts;    lycopene;   

DOI  :  10.3390/molecules26165062

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Fast-accumulating scientific evidence from many studies has revealed that fruits and vegetables are the main source of bioactive compounds; in most cases, wastes and byproducts generated by the food processing industry present similar or a higher content of antioxidant compounds. In recent years, the ever-growing amount of agricultural and food wastes has raised serious concerns from an environmental point of view. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in finding new ways for their processing toward safely upgrading these wastes for recovering high-value-added products with a sustainable approach. Among food waste, the abundance of bioactive compounds in byproducts derived from tomato suggests possibility of utilizing them as a low-cost source of antioxidants as functional ingredients. This contribution gives an overview of latest studies on the extraction methods of carotenoids from tomato waste, along with an evaluation of their antioxidant activity, as well as their industrial applications.

【 授权许可】

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