Potential of fruit seeds: Exploring bioactives and ensuring food safety for sustainable management of food waste
Abstrak
Sweet cherry pits, date seeds, and grape seeds are abundant fruit by-products in the Mediterranean region. Assessing their antioxidant capacity is crucial for their valorization. Grape and date seeds exhibited higher concentrations of total phenolic and flavonoid contents, and significant antioxidant capacity. Epicatechin was the main flavonoid in sweet cherry pits and date seeds (29–85 mg/g), while vanillic acid was the predominant phenolic acid across all by-products (5–23 mg/g). However, some sweet cherry pit varieties exceeded Maximum Residue Levels (MRL) for five pesticides, while grape seeds contained thirteen fungicide residues, all below MRL. Ochratoxin A was detected in one date seed but below the limit of quantification. Additionally, grape seeds showed an Al content of approximately 130 mg/kg, along with levels of As, Cd, and Pb. Date seeds exhibited high potential for food and pharmaceutical applications, pending evaluation for chemical contaminants.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (12)
Ana Rita Soares Mateus
Sílvia Cruz Barros
Sandra Mariño Cortegoso
Raquel Sendón
Letrícia Barbosa-Pereira
Khaoula Khwaldia
Gianpiero Pataro
Giovanna Ferrari
Marion Breniaux
Remy Ghidossi
Angelina Pena
Ana Sanches-Silva
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- 2024
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.fochx.2024.101718
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- Open Access ✓