The waste management system of fresh fruit packinghouses, one of the first links in the food-supply chain abundant in Europe, has not been adequately studied. The negative environmental and economic aspects related to a not adequate bio-wastes utilisation are most serious for the food categories that generate large amounts of wastes and byproducts containing highly valuable, biologically active compounds. The potentially recoverable value of these wastes, can be obtained by the extraction of high added-value compounds that can be used as natural food additives. Within the Regional Research Program (POR SICILIA 2000-2006) we monthly collected waste samples from several packinghouses in order to achieve information on the variations in waste composition and on the content of high added-value compounds.
Fresh Tomato Packinghouse Waste as Lycopene Biosource.
Riggi E;Avola G
2008
Abstract
The waste management system of fresh fruit packinghouses, one of the first links in the food-supply chain abundant in Europe, has not been adequately studied. The negative environmental and economic aspects related to a not adequate bio-wastes utilisation are most serious for the food categories that generate large amounts of wastes and byproducts containing highly valuable, biologically active compounds. The potentially recoverable value of these wastes, can be obtained by the extraction of high added-value compounds that can be used as natural food additives. Within the Regional Research Program (POR SICILIA 2000-2006) we monthly collected waste samples from several packinghouses in order to achieve information on the variations in waste composition and on the content of high added-value compounds.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
