Our Environment: Everything Is Natural on Earth, but … Editorial Piece on Current and Future Soil and Environmental Research

Núñez‐Delgado, Avelino

doi:10.3390/pr11010006

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“…Although several technological approaches aim to reduce the environmental impacts of food industries, some challenges remain open ( 129 , 130 ). Globally, millions of tons of food waste from vegetables are generated annually, mainly from processing fruits and grains ( 131 ).…”

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Valorization of polyphenolic compounds from food industry by-products for application in polysaccharide-based nanoparticles

Rosales

Fabi

2023

Front. Nutr.

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In the last decades, evidence has indicated the beneficial properties of dietary polyphenols. In vitro and in vivo studies support that the regular intake of these compounds may be a strategy to reduce the risks of some chronic non-communicable diseases. Despite their beneficial properties, they are poorly bioavailable compounds. Thus, the main objective of this review is to explore how nanotechnology improves human health while reducing environmental impacts with the sustainable use of vegetable residues, from extraction to the development of functional foods and supplements. This extensive literature review discusses different studies based on the application of nanotechnology to stabilize polyphenolic compounds and maintain their physical–chemical stability. Food industries commonly generate a significant amount of solid waste. Exploring the bioactive compounds of solid waste has been considered a sustainable strategy in line with emerging global sustainability needs. Nanotechnology can be an efficient tool to overcome the challenge of molecular instability, especially using polysaccharides such as pectin as assembling material. Complex polysaccharides are biomaterials that can be extracted from citrus and apple peels (from the juice industries) and constitute promising wall material stabilizing chemically sensitive compounds. Pectin is an excellent biomaterial to form nanostructures, as it has low toxicity, is biocompatible, and is resistant to human enzymes. The potential extraction of polyphenols and polysaccharides from residues and their inclusion in food supplements may be a possible application to reduce environmental impacts and constitutes an approach for effectively including bioactive compounds in the human diet. Extracting polyphenolics from industrial waste and using nanotechnology may be feasible to add value to food by-products, reduce impacts on nature and preserve the properties of these compounds.

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Valorization of polyphenolic compounds from food industry by-products for application in polysaccharide-based nanoparticles

Rosales

Fabi

2023

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“…The removal of emerging pollutants is a challenging topic that is receiving increasing attention at the level of investigation and risk concern perceived by the society. In fact, improving the means for both quantification and removal of toxic substances is clearly relevant in the current situation of environmental stress affecting the different environmental compartments [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ].…”

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Editorial on the Topic “New Research on Detection and Removal of Emerging Pollutants”

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Frontier Studies in Soil Science: A Conclusions Chapter

Núñez-Delgado

2024

Frontier Studies in Soil Science

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Our Environment: Everything Is Natural on Earth, but … Editorial Piece on Current and Future Soil and Environmental Research

Abstract: When finishing the Topical Issue “New Research on Detection and Removal of Emerging Pollutants”, some reflections came to my mind, which I include in the piece below. [...]

Cited by 6 publications

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Valorization of polyphenolic compounds from food industry by-products for application in polysaccharide-based nanoparticles

Valorization of polyphenolic compounds from food industry by-products for application in polysaccharide-based nanoparticles

Editorial on the Topic “New Research on Detection and Removal of Emerging Pollutants”

Frontier Studies in Soil Science: A Conclusions Chapter

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