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

Agri-food industries generate enormous amounts of fruit and vegetable processing wastes,
which opens up an important research area aimed towards minimizing and managing them …

Recent rapid growth of the world's population has increased food demands. This
phenomenon poses a great challenge for food manufacturers in maximizing the existing …

Tropical fruits are defined as fruits that are grown in hot and humid regions within the Tropic
of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, covering most of the tropical and subtropical areas of …

Approximately 75,000 tonnes of durian seeds are disposed to the environment every year
and the amount will continue to increase due to the escalating demand for durians. The long …

Tropical fruit wastes (TFW) are considered as the major source of food and nutrition in the
topical countries. In the recent years, modernization of agriculture has increased the tropical …

Some tropical countries in the Southeast Asia are rich in exotic fruits with worldwide
acceptance, such as mango, orange, snake fruit, durian, jackfruit, rambutan, and avocado. In …

Tropical fruits are popular because of their unique, delicious flavors and good nutritional
value. Polyphenols are considered to be the main bioactive ingredients in tropical fruits, and …

Durian (Durio zibethinus Murr.) is an energy-dense seasonal tropical fruit grown in
Southeast Asia. It is one of the most expensive fruits in the region. It has a creamy texture …

Background As one of the world's biodiversity hotspots, Indonesia contains over 25,000
plant species, including unconventional food plants (UFPs). These plants are integral to the …