Table 2 (continued)
Type
Species
By-products
Items of interest
obtained
Beneficial
properties
Uses
References
Fruits
Mango
(Mangifera
indica)
Peel
Seed coat
Seed kernel
Phenolic
compounds
Antioxidant and
antiproliferative
activities
Pharmaceutical
products
Sanz-Puig et al. (2015)
Pineapple
(Ananas comosus
var. Comosus)
Pomace
Polyphenols,
anthocyanins and
carotenoids
Antioxidant
activity.
Good source of
dietary fibre,
protein, calcium,
and ascorbic
acid
Products with
high nutritional
value
Castro-Vargas et al.
(2019)
Avocado (Persea
americana)
Peel
Seed
Phenolic
compounds
Antioxidant
capacity
Pharmaceuticals
products and
products with
high nutritional
value
Nagarajaiah and
Prakash (2016)
Banana (Musa
paradisiaca)
Peel
Full extract
Antimicrobial
activity
Pharmaceuticals
products
Rosero et al. (2019)
Banana (Musa
paradisiaca)
Peel
Phenolic
compounds,
anthocyanins and
catecholamines
Antioxidant
capacity, lipid
peroxidation
inhibitor
Functional
ingredients
Kapadia et al. (2015)
Apple (Malus
domestica)
Seed
Phenolic
compounds
especially
phloridzin
Antioxidant
capacity
Chewing gum
enriched with
phloridzin
González-Montelongo
et al. (2010)
Apple (Malus
domestica var.
Lobo)
Peel
Dietary fibre,
phenolic
compounds and
minerals
Antioxidant
capacity
Industrial
processing
Gunes et al. (2019)
Sweet lemon
(Citrus medica
var. limetta)
Pomace
Polyphenols,
anthocyanins and
carotenoids
Antioxidant
activity.
Good source of
dietary fibre,
protein, calcium,
and ascorbic
acid
Products with
high nutritional
value
Castro-Vargas et al.
(2019)
Orange (Citrus
sinensis L.)
Pomace
Polyphenols,
anthocyanins and
carotenoids
Antioxidant
activity.
Good source of
dietary fibre,
protein, calcium,
and ascorbic
acid
Products with
high nutritional
value
Castro-Vargas et al.
(2019)
Orange, Lemon
and Clementine
(Citrus L.)
Peel
Phenolic
compounds and
flavonoids
Antioxidant
activity
Nutraceutical
and
cosmeceutical
formulations
Gorinstein et al. (2001)
Olive (Olea
europaea)
Olive mill
wastewaters
Polyphenols
Reduce
oxidative stress.
Promote dermal
regenerative
bio-processes
Nutraceutical
and
cosmeceutical
formulations
Gómez-Mejía et al.
(2019)
Olive (Olea
europaea)
Olive leaves
Phenolic
compounds
Antioxidant
capacity and
Animal feeding
Alfano et al. (2018)
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