Strategies for processing and valorization of ash gourd byproducts: A comprehensive review.

Ash gourd (Benincasa hispida) is cultivated for its medicinal benefits, with processing enhancing its health properties and shelf life. The processing industries generate significant byproducts, with peel and seeds common across all methods, along with lime (from petha sweet production), brine wastewater (from fermented foods), and pulp from juice processing. This review focuses on peel, seeds, and lime wastewater, which contain valuable compounds like polyphenols, terpenoids, essential oils, and ribosome-inactivating proteins known for their antioxidant and antibacterial properties.

Fluidized Bed Drying of Wheatgrass: Effect of Temperature on Drying Kinetics, Proximate Composition, Functional Properties, and Antioxidant Activity.

Wheatgrass is a valuable source of nutrients and phytochemicals with therapeutic properties. However, its shorter life span makes it unavailable for use. So, storage-stable products must be developed through processing in order to enhance its availability.

Detoxification of Meghalayan cherry (Prunus nepalensis) kernel and its effect on structural and thermal properties of proteins.

Valorizing food wastes and by-products can improve economic and environmental sustainability of the food production chain. In this regard, Meghalayan cherry kernels are a good source of proteins, but the presence of toxic compounds like amygdalin, makes them underutilized. Therefore, the present study was focused on detoxifying Meghalayan cherry kernel using thermal, soaking and ultrasound treatments and studying their impact on the structural and thermal characteristics of protein isolate.

Recent Advances in Drumstick () Leaves Bioactive Compounds: Composition, Health Benefits, Bioaccessibility, and Dietary Applications.

Based on the availability of many nutrients, tree leaves have been widely employed as nutrients and nutraceuticals in recent years. The leaves contain a small amount of anti-nutritional factors and are abundant in innumerable bioactive compounds. Recently, in several in vivo and in vitro investigations, moringa leaves' bioactive components and functionality are highlighted.