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. 2023 Jan 19;24(3):2019. doi: 10.3390/ijms24032019

Table 2.

Health benefits of fruit wastes.

Fruit Wastes Health Benefit References
Olea europaea Olive mill wastewaters, dried olive pomace, leaves Anticancer, antimicrobial, antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. [27,47,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82]
Citrus Seeds, peels, pulps, pomace, membrane residues, secondary juice, leaves Antimicrobial, anticancer, antidiabetic, antiplatelet aggregation, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antiparasitic and anti-oxidant activities. Able to reduce lipid accumulation. [83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107,108,109,110,111,112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119,120,121,122,123,124]
Avocado Peels, seeds, defatted paste Anticancer, anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative activities. [125,126,127,128,129,130,131,132,133,134,135,136,137,138,139,140,141,142]
Pomegranate Peels, seeds Anticancer, antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. Able to reduce lipid accumulation. [143,144,145,146,147,148,149,150,151,152,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,160,161,162]
Hazelnut Shells, skins Antioxidant, anticancer and antifungal effects. [163,164,165,166,167,168,169,170,171,172,173,174,175,176,177,178,179,180,181]
Tomato Skins, seeds, pomace Antiplatelet, antioxidant, anticancer, antimutagenic, antimicrobial and neuroprotective effects. [98,182,183,184,185,186,187,188,189,190,191,192]
Mango Peels, kernel Antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties. [193,194,195,196,197,198,199,200,201,202,203,204,205,206,207]
Grapevine Peels, bud-derivatives, pomace, leaves Antioxidant, homeostatic, astringent, nutritional, sunscreen, neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative and anticancer properties. [208,209,210,211,212,213,214,215,216,217,218,219,220,221]