Recovery of high value-added compounds from pineapple, melon, watermelon and pumpkin processing by-products: An overview

X Rico, B Gullón, JL Alonso, R Yáñez - Food Research International, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays, fruit and vegetable industries generate huge amounts of under-utilized by-
products with a great economic potential. The processing by-products account from 25 up to …

l-Citrulline Supplementation: Impact on Cardiometabolic Health

TD Allerton, DN Proctor, JM Stephens, TR Dugas… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Diminished bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO), the gaseous signaling molecule involved in
the regulation of numerous vital biological functions, contributes to the development and …

Vegetable grafting: The implications of a growing agronomic imperative for vegetable fruit quality and nutritive value

MC Kyriacou, Y Rouphael, G Colla, R Zrenner… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Grafting has become an imperative for intensive vegetable production since
chlorofluorocarbon-based soil fumigants were banned from use on grounds of …

Optimization of polysaccharides extraction from watermelon rinds: Structure, functional and biological activities

MB Romdhane, A Haddar, I Ghazala, KB Jeddou… - Food Chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present work, optimization of hot water extraction, structural characteristics, functional
properties, and biological activities of polysaccharides extracted from watermelon rinds …

By-products revalorization with non-thermal treatments to enhance phytochemical compounds of fruit and vegetables derived products: A review

M Cano-Lamadrid, F Artes-Hernandez - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this review is to provide comprehensive information about non-thermal
technologies applied in fruit and vegetables (F&V) by-products to enhance their …

Adsorptive removal of fluoride using biochar–A potential application in drinking water treatment

M Sadhu, P Bhattacharya, M Vithanage… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fluoride as a geogenic contaminant is commonly encountered in groundwater-based
drinking water sources. In the present study Watermelon Rind (Citrullus lanatus) Biochar …

Complexity and health functionality of plant cell wall fibers from fruits and vegetables

A Padayachee, L Day, K Howell… - Critical reviews in food …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The prevalence of lifestyle-related diseases is increasing in developing countries with the
causes for death starting to follow the same pattern in the developed world. Lifestyle factors …

Watermelon and melon fruit quality: The genotypic and agro-environmental factors implicated

MC Kyriacou, DI Leskovar, G Colla, Y Rouphael - Scientia Horticulturae, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai] and melon (Cucumis melo
L.) are popular annual fruit crops of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, drawing from discrete …

Microwave assisted extraction of pectin from waste Citrullus lanatus fruit rinds

JP Maran, V Sivakumar… - Carbohydrate …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this present study, microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) was applied to extraction of
pectin from waste Citrullus Lanatus fruit rinds. Extraction parameters which are employed in …

Agricultural residues as a source of bioactive natural products

O Santana-Méridas, A González-Coloma… - Phytochemistry …, 2012 - Springer
Agricultural industry produces billions of tons of residues in non-edible portions derived from
the cultivation and processing of a particular crop. These residues can cause pollution …