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. 2021 Jan 19;26(2):515. doi: 10.3390/molecules26020515

Table 2.

Examples of Food Losses and Waste (FLW) generated from the processing of fruits and vegetables worldwide.

Industrial Product Process By-Product Fraction of Raw Material in Fresh Weight (%) References
Canned pineapple Peeling Peel 44 [93]
Core remove Core 15
Canned peaches Peeling Peel 8.6 [94]
Cutting Seed 11.4
Dried apple Core remove Core 2–4 [92,95]
Tomato paste Peeling Peel 3 [95,96]
Pulping Seed 7
Straining Pomace 10–20
Apple juice Peeling Peel 5 [95,96]
Pulping Seed 2–4
Straining Pomace 20–30
Pineapple juice Core remove Core 11 [95]
Peeling Peel 40
Straining Pomace 8
Mango juice Peeling Peel 12–15 [96]
Pulping Seed 15–20
Straining Pomace 5–10
Peach juice Pulping Seed 4–11 [96]
Grapefruit juice Peeling Peel 30 [96,97]
Pulping Seed 20
Grape juice Straining Pomace 13 [92,98]
Pulping Seed 5
Orange juice peeling peel 30–40 [96,99]
Pulping Seed 2
Straining Pomace 28
Carrot juice Straining Pomace 30–40 [95]
Passion fruit juice Peeling Peel 40 [96]
Pulping Seed 10
Pineapple jams Peeling Peel 44 [93,100]
Core remove Core 11
Pepper jams Core remove Seed 50–60 [99]
Frozen mango Peeling Peel 12–15 [88,96]
Pulping Seed 13.5
Cutting Discarded pulp 5–10
Frozen melon Peeling Peel 8 [100]
Cutting Seed 5