An overview of applications in pineapple agroindustrial residues

Abstract

Industrial food production causes a high amount of waste. This waste must be taken to a suitable location where it can be further processing. During industrial processing of the pineapple, about 50 % of the mass of the fruit ends up being discarded becoming a residue. Researchers have studied these residues in order to add value to these by-products, to reduce disposal costs and guarantee environmental sustainability. This work investigates the development characteristics of research on agroindustrial residues of pineapple based on bibliometric methods to explore the structure of knowledge in this field over the years, according to the year of publication, periodicals, country, authors, area of knowledge, institutions, keywords, subject type, and citation analysis. In total 927 articles were found and after a careful analysis and selection of papers, 364 articles remained of which 82 % were published only in the last decade. Most studies focused on agricultural and biological sciences. About 1183 authors from 50 different countries contributed to this subject, in which India has the largest number of publications. The results obtained with this study, highlighting the different uses for pineapple residues, can provide valuable information for researchers interested in the field of agroindustrial wastes.

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Utilization of Agro Waste for Beneficial Product Formulation

“…These by-products and food wastes contain several valuable components like polysaccharides, fats, proteins, flavor compounds, fibers, phytochemicals, and bioactive composite which are valuable to health (Helkar et al 2016). Therefore, the initiative has been taken to minimize the costs associated with their disposal and ensure their sustenance in the environment as these residues and byproducts have added nutritional value in them (Lima et al 2018). By proper utilization of these by-products and making functional food ingredients and functional food products, sustainable and stable economic growth of food industries is possible with increment in income (Helkar et al 2016).…”

“…Large amounts of solid as well as liquid wastes are produced from the pineapple canning industry that causing disposal problems (Li et al 2014). Researchers have made efforts to process these wastes to minimize the problems associated with disposal and to ensure their sustenance (Lima et al 2018). The peel waste generated from pineapple cannery can serve as a well off source of various bioactive compounds that bears antioxidant activities (Table 1).…”

Why do we need more research on pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr.)? A discussion based on a bibliometric review

“…Despite the relevance of pineapple, there is not a comprehensive review using bibliometric tools. There is a review for applications in pineapple agro-industrial residues (LIMA et al, 2018), but it remains partial. Therefore, this study aims to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the scientific publications on pineapple and provide information that will guide current research.…”