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. 2023 May 11;12(10):1949. doi: 10.3390/foods12101949

Table 2.

Bioactive substance ingredients from fruit and vegetable wastes.

Bioactive Substance By-Products Function Reference
Sulforaphane Broccoli seeds Against carcinogens and inflammation [33]
Caffeic acid Coffee shells Antioxidant; Anti-bacterial [34]
Polyphenols Apple peels Anti-microbial activity [35]
Artichoke [36]
[37]
Cauliflower [38]
Date [39]
Persimmon by-products [40]
Banana peels [41]
Mango kernel [42]
Orange (peels, pulp) [43]
Onion and carrot peel Antioxidant [44]
Eugenol Allspice Bacteriostatic [45]
Alfalfa [46]
Carotenoids Tomato (seeds, skins) Pigment, Radical scavenger [47]
Grape pomace [48]
Olive
Pomegranate pomace
Persimmon peels [49]
Carrot pomace [50]
Guava, orange, and passion fruit by-products [51]
Lemon peels [52]
Flavonoids Satsuma peels
Orange/Lemon (peels, pulp)
Banana (peels, roots)
Grape (seeds, skin)
Antibacterial, Antioxidant; [53]
[54]
Anti-parasitic, Antioxidant, [55]
Food color additives (such as Anthocyanidins) [56]
[57]
Pectins Citrus peels Thickening agent and emulsification,
Food additives
[58]
Pistachio green hull [59]
Pumpkin peels and pulp [60]
Tomato wastes [61]
Sugar beet (pomace) [62]
Dietary Fiber Grapefruit peels, sweet oranges peels, lemon peels Binders, Texturizers [63]
Watermelon rinds, tamarind seed Low-calorie bulking ingredient [64]
Pumpkin by-products [65]
Carrot pomace [66]
Potato peel [67]
Unsaturated fatty acids Tomato seeds Antioxidant [68]
Pistachio pomace [69]
Saponins Sapota seeds Antibacterial [70]
Amino acids and proteins Kinnow mandarin waste, pineapple peels, papaya peels, Protein supplementation [71]
Glycosides Banana stem, apple peels Anti-cancer, Antioxidant [72]