The Case for a Lemon Bioeconomy

Abstract

Today's green chemistry technologies open the route to a broader and richer economy for lemons, well beyond the fresh fruit and fruit juice markets. This has important social, environmental, and economic consequences for all lemon‐growing countries and for many industries. Which are the new bioproducts obtainable from lemon and its by‐products? And what are the unforeseen new applications of old bioproducts such as pectin? Following an updated outlook on the global lemon economy, it is shown through selected examples how the lemon bioeconomy might unfold in the course of the next few years (2021–2025).

Exceptional Antioxidant, Non‐Cytotoxic Activity of Integral Lemon Pectin from Hydrodynamic Cavitation

“…Hydrodynamic cavitation, in conclusion, is one of the enabling technologies of the emerging lemon bioeconomy . Most likely, IntegroPectin will be widely produced and used for multiple applications soon.…”

Superior Antibacterial Activity of Integral Lemon Pectin Extracted via Hydrodynamic Cavitation

“…In the context of the emerging bioeconomy of lemon, these results, added to the lack of cytotoxicity of this new biomaterial, open the route to numerous new applications of this new biomaterial, including (but not limited to) antibacterial pectin‐based coatings for food packaging and new antibacterial aerogel biomaterials …”

Exceptional Antioxidant, Non-Cytotoxic Activity of Integral Lemon Pectin from Hydrodynamic Cavitation

“…Preliminary observation of the antimicrobial activity of IntegroPectin ( Figure 6) was lately confirmed identifying its remarkable activity against Staphylococcus aureus [22]. Hydrodynamic cavitation, in conclusion, is one of the enabling technologies of the emerging lemon bioeconomy [23]. Most likely, IntegroPectin will be widely produced and used for multiple applications soon.…”