Towards Valorization of Food-Waste-Derived Pectin: Recent Advances on Their Characterization and Application
Pectin, a natural biopolymer, can be extracted from food waste biomass, adding value to raw materials. Currently, commercial pectin is mostly extracted from citrus peels (85.5%) and apple pomace (14.0%), with a small segment from sugar beet pulp (0.5%). However, driven by high market demand (expecte...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-09-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/17/6390 |