Potential of fruit seeds: Exploring bioactives and ensuring food safety for sustainable management of food waste
2024
Mateus, Ana Rita Soares | Barros, Sílvia Cruz | Cortegoso, Sandra Mariño | Sendón, Raquel | Barbosa-Pereira, Letrícia | Khwaldia, Khaoula | Pataro, Gianpiero | Ferrari, Giovanna | Breniaux, Marion | Ghidossi, Rémy | Pena, Angelina | Sanches-Silva, Ana | Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária = National Institute for Agrarian and Veterinary Research [Oeiras, Portugal] (INIAV) | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela [España] = University of Santiago de Compostela [Spain] = Université de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle [Espagne] (USC) | Institut National de Recherche et d'Analyse Physico-Chimique (INRAP) | Università degli Studi di Salerno = University of Salerno (UNISA) | Department of Industrial Engineering [Fisciano] (DIIn) ; Università degli Studi di Salerno = University of Salerno (UNISA) | Unité de Recherche Œnologie [Villenave d'Ornon] (OENO) ; Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin (ISVV)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) | Universidade de Coimbra = University of Coimbra [Portugal] (UC)
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显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]英语. <div><p>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.</p></div>
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