In the name of Allah the Merciful

Nutraceutics from Agri-Food By-Products

Umile Gianfranco Spizzirri, B0CJQNTX54, 1394174446, 9781394174447, 978-1394174447, 978-1-394-17444-7

English | 2023 | PDF | 25 MB | 450 Pages

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This book represents a comprehensive and  unique overview covering different aspects (raw materials, technological  innovations, and potential applications) concerning waste and  by-products of the food industry. 

Wastes and  by-products of the agri-food chain represent a rich source of active  molecules that can be usefully employed in the food and pharmaceutical  industries. Eco-friendly extraction procedures able to isolate the  different components of the agri-food by-products represent an  attractive challenge to increase the waste’s value, and, at the same  time, solve the issues usually related to their disposal. 

Each of the 12 chapters in Nutraceutics from Agri-Food By-Products deeply analyses a specific agri-food chain, highlighting the main  components recovered in the processing of food, seafood, and dairy  wastes and by-products. Specifically, a green approach to the extraction  of active molecules is described, as well as the industrial application  of agri-food wastes and by-products, and their chemical, physical, and  biological properties. Such properties are suitable for use in the food,  cosmetic, and pharmaceutical fields. This circular approach could be  usefully employed in the industry to develop and commercialize new  nutraceuticals and/or functional food that guarantee a considerable  increase in the economic worth of the wastes, while producing beneficial  effects on human health. 

Audience

Food technologists and biotechnologists in research and industry as well as researchers in pharmaceutical sciences.