Handbook of Vegetable Processing Waste

Handbook of Vegetable Processing Waste: Chemistry, Processing Technology, and Utilization serves as an essential resource for food scientists, environmental engineers, and industry professionals. This comprehensive book explores innovative and sustainable approaches in managing vegetable processing waste and transforming it into valuable resources. The book addresses chemistry, processing technology, and valorization of residues generated during vegetable processing. It provides an overview of the recovery of bioactive components from the vegetable processing waste and their utilization in the development of functional food.

Key features:

• Provides comprehensive information about the chemistry of waste generated during vegetable processing
• Provides in-depth information about the bioactive and nutraceutical potential of residues obtained during processing of vegetables
• Provides insight into technologies which can be used for extraction of biofunctional compounds from vegetable-based processing waste
• Highlights valorization of vegetable processing waste in fabrication of novel functional foods