Journal
PROCESSES
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pr9061075
Keywords
guava; Psidium guajava; waste; nutraceuticals; by-products
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- [CVU 945769]
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Guava is a fruit native to the American tropics, with great economic importance worldwide due to its high production and diverse by-products. These by-products contain valuable components that can help prevent chronic and degenerative diseases.
Guava (Psidium guajava L.), is a fruit considered native to the American tropics. It is of great economic importance in many countries of the world, due to its high production and diversity of products derived from its fruit. It can be consumed fresh or processed. During the fruit's processing, some residues are generated, such as seeds, rinds, and pulp, which is about 30% of the fresh fruit's volume. Different studies have shown that it can be used in various industries, such as food, chemical, and pharmaceutical. By-products or processing residues have valuable components. Evidence indicates that it contains significant amounts of dietary fiber (soluble and insoluble), vitamins (A, B, C, beta-carotene), essential oils, minerals, proteins (transferrin, ceruloplasmin, albumin), pectins, antioxidants (flavonoids, flavonols, condensed tannins) and volatile organic compounds; these elements can help in the prevention of chronic and degenerative diseases. P. guajava L. is considered a nutraceutical due to its compounds with beneficial properties on health and disease prevention. Therefore, this paper aims to review the physicochemical composition of the different by-products of the processing of guava and its reported uses.
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