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. 2021 Oct 12;13(20):3503. doi: 10.3390/polym13203503

Table 6.

Progress studies of FVW in the application of microwave-assisted extraction.

Fruit and Vegetables Waste Bioactive Extraction Process Condition Agent Optimum Yield (%) Ref.
Red and White Dragon fruit peels, Passion Fruit peel Pectin 10–12 min,
75 °C,
153–218 W
Methanol
(pH: 2.9–3.0)
17.01 ± 0.32% (Red Dragon Fruit), 13.22 ± 1.42% (White Dragon Fruit), 18.73 ± 0.06 (Passion Fruit) [130]
Black Carrot pomace Phenolic,
Antioxidants, Anthocyanins
5 min, 110 °C, 20% output power of
900 W
Hot Acidic Water (pH: 2.5) phenolic content: 1692 ± 79.4 mg GAE/l (0.17 kg pectin/kg pomace); antioxidant: 60 ± 9.6 MTE/mL; anthocyanins: 456.8 ± 38.2 mg/L [132]
Longan seeds Pectin 3.5 min,
700 W
50% Ethanol 64.95 + 20.56 mgGAE/gdw [149]
Lemon, Mandarin and Kiwi peels Pectin 1–3 min,
60–75 °C,
360–600 W
HCl, Nitric Acid (HCl) 17.97% (kiwi peels),
7.47% (mandarin peels), 7.31% (lemon peels)
[154]
Apple pomace;
Orange peel;
Mango peel;
Carrot pulp
Pectin 10–180 min,
90 °C,
50–200 W
Water Orange peel, 60 min, 200 W: 12.9 ± 1.0%; Mango peel, 120 min, 200 W: 14.7 ± 0.6%; Apple pomace, 120 min, 200 W: 14.7 ± 0.1%;
Carrot pulp, 60 min, 200 W: 6.3 ± 0.7%
[158]
Black Carrot pomace Phenolic, Flavonoid, Anthocyanins, AOA 9.8 min,
348.07 W
20% Ethanol polyphenolic content: 264.9 ± 10.025 mg GAE/100 mL; flavonoid: 1662.22 ± 47.3 mgQE/L; AOA: 13.14 ± 1.05 MTE/mL; anthocyanins: 753.40 ± 31.6 mg/L; color density; 68.63 ± 5.40 [161]
Jocote (Spondias purpurea L.) pomace Pectin, Flavonoid 20 min,
68 °C, 100 W
80% Ethanol phenol: 0.897 g GAE/g (3.42%), flavonoid: 1.271 g QE/g, [163]
Mango kernel Crude butter 3.5 min,
160 W
Water 48.85% [167]
Lemon peel Essential oil, Pigment 50 min,
20 °C/min, 500 W
80% Methanol Essential oil: 2 wt.%, Pigment: 6 wt.% [166]
Watermelon rind Pectin 12 min,
279.3 W
Acetic Acid 3.93–5.77%
(DE: 56.86–85.76%)
[170]