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- - The processing of tomatoes for products like puree, ketchup, and sauces creates a lot of waste known as tomato pomace, which mainly consists of seeds and skin.
- - Tomato seeds are rich in beneficial compounds, including proteins, carotenoids, and vitamins, making them promising for new food and health products.
- - Utilizing these bioactive compounds can not only enhance the economic viability of the tomato industry but also help reduce environmental waste associated with tomato processing.
Article Abstract
The processing of tomato fruit into puree, juices, ketchup, sauces, and dried powders generates a significant amount of waste in the form of tomato pomace, which includes seeds and skin. Tomato processing by-products, particularly seeds, are reservoirs of health-promoting macromolecules, such as proteins (bioactive peptides), carotenoids (lycopene), polysaccharides (pectin), phytochemicals (flavonoids), and vitamins (α-tocopherol). Health-promoting properties make these bioactive components suitable candidates for the development of novel food and nutraceutical products. This review comprehensively demonstrates the bioactive compounds of tomato seeds along with diverse biomedical activities of tomato seed extract (TSE) for treating cardiovascular ailments, neurological disorders, and act as antioxidant, anticancer, and antimicrobial agent. Utilization of bioactive components can improve the economic feasibility of the tomato processing industry and may help to reduce the environmental pollution generated by tomato by-products.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112018 | DOI Listing |
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