abstract

• Currently, new alternatives are being sought to take advantage of agro-industrial waste. The shells, seeds, and even the pulp of some crops are discarded in large quantities, which has motivated the search for alternatives for their use, and with this, it is possible to increase their value in other processes. There is a large amount of agro-industrial waste from which it is possible to obtain bioactive compounds such as coffee (Coffea arabica) pulp and litchi (Litchi chinensis), which are rich in polyphenols. Several studies have shown the antioxidant capacity of these polyphenols; however, they are easily degraded. Therefore, the application of new methods to protect bioactive compounds is of great impact. Microencapsulation is a method that is carried out with the aim of increasing the stability and avoiding the degradation of polyphenols. It protects them from adverse environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, pH, and light intensity. The application of microencapsulation technologies is a strategy to design systems for the protection of labile ingredients during processing and to increase the shelf life of different bioactive compounds.

authors

• Aguilar-Zárate P.
• Wong Paz Jorge Enrique

publication date

• 2023-01-01

published in

• Food Waste Conversion  Book

keywords

• Key words, agro-industrial waste, coffea arabica, litchi chinensis, polyphenols, microencapsulation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/978-1-0716-3303-8_3

PubMed ID

start page

• 56

end page

• 65

volume

issue