title: Apple pomace: a versatile substrate for biotechnological applications.
abstract: Apple pomace is the processing waste generated after apple juice manufacturing and represents up to 30% of the original fruit. This solid residue consists of a complex mixture of peel, core, seed, calyx, stem, and soft tissue. This residual material is a poor animal feed supplement because of its extremely low protein content and high amount of sugar. The application of agroindustrial by-products in bioprocesses offers a wide range of alternative substrates, thus helping solve pollution problems related to their disposal. Attempts have been made to use apple pomace to generate several value-added products, such as enzymes, single cell protein, aroma compounds, ethanol, organic acids, polysaccharides, and mushrooms. This article reviews recent developments regarding processes and products that employed apple pomace as a substrate for biotechnological applications.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Engenharia Bioquímica, Departamento de Engenharia Química e Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Francielo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vendruscolo
authors.forename: Patrícia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Albuquerque
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Streit
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: Jorge L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ninow
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000639:trends*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000639:trends; D005285:Fermentation; D005524:Food Technology / Q000639:trends; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000517:prevention & control; D027845:Malus / Q000737:chemistry; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry*; D018514:Plant Structures / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D028321:Plant Preparations