Background The use of agricultural by-products as a source of functional ingredients,
particularly those from crop plants, has received great interest. Banana (Musa spp.) is a …

Sustainable utilization of agri-food wastes and by-products for producing value-added
products (for cosmetic, pharmaceutical or food industrial applications) provides an …

A large quantity of bananas is produced annually and its peel, which accounts for about one
third of the fruit weight, is mostly discarded as waste. The peel has been traditionally used …

Banana is a very popular fruit in the world market and is consumed as staple food in many
countries. It is grown worldwide and constitutes the fifth most important agricultural food crop …

In recent years, scientists' interest in agricultural waste has increased, and the waste has
become attractive to explore and benefit from, rather than being neglected waste. Banana …

Pollution of environmental waters and ecosystems is increasing. Adsorption is an effective
technique for water decontamination, but is limited by the cost of commercial adsorbents …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Banana is a fruit with nutritional properties and also with
acclaimed therapeutic uses, cultivated widely throughout the tropics as source of food and …

Banana is an edible fruit and is herbaceous flowering plant belonging to the genus Musa
and the family Musaceae. Banana is also eaten as cooked vegetable (and is then called …

In recent years, much interest has been observed in the field of phenol‐based antioxidants.
As a result of this, many analytical methods have been developed for the purpose of the …

Medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) are an important source of nutrients and natural
remedies. Some MAPs become industrial crops grown worldwide for their nutritional and …