title: Current trends of tropical fruit waste utilization.
abstract: 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 food or plant resources. Nowadays, the recovery of health benefit bioactive compounds from fruit wastes is a research trend not only to help minimize the waste burden, but also to meet the intensive demand from the public for phenolic compounds which are believed to have protective effects against chronic diseases. This review is focused on polyphenolic compounds recovery from tropical fruit wastes and its current trend of utilization. The tropical fruit wastes include in discussion are durian (Durio zibethinus), mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.), rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum), mango (Mangifera indica L.), jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), papaya (Carica papaya), passion fruit (Passiflora edulis), dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp), and pineapple (Ananas comosus). Highlights of bioactive compounds in different parts of a tropical fruit are targeted primarily for food industries as pragmatic references to create novel innovative health enhancement food products. This information is intended to inspire further research ideas in areas that are still under-explored and for food processing manufacturers who would like to minimize wastes as the norm of present day industry (design) objective.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering , UCSI University , KL Campus (South Wing), Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia.
authors.forename: Choon Yoong
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Cheok
authors.affiliation: b Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Department of Food Technology , Universiti Putra Malaysia , Selangor Darul Ehsan , Malaysia.
authors.forename: Noranizan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mohd Adzahan
authors.affiliation: c Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Department of Food Technology , Universiti Putra Malaysia , Selangor Darul Ehsan , Malaysia.
authors.forename: Russly
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abdul Rahman
authors.affiliation: c Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Department of Food Technology , Universiti Putra Malaysia , Selangor Darul Ehsan , Malaysia.
authors.forename: Nur Hanani
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Zainal Abedin
authors.affiliation: b Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Department of Food Technology , Universiti Putra Malaysia , Selangor Darul Ehsan , Malaysia.
authors.forename: Norhayati
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: b Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Department of Food Technology , Universiti Putra Malaysia , Selangor Darul Ehsan , Malaysia.
authors.forename: Rabiha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sulaiman
authors.affiliation: b Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Department of Food Technology , Universiti Putra Malaysia , Selangor Darul Ehsan , Malaysia.
authors.forename: Gun Hean
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Chong
mesh_terms: D005638:Fruit; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D059027:Recycling; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D012106:Research
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste
keywords: Tropical fruit wastes; bioactive compounds; chromatography; fruit waste utilization; spectrophotometry