Background:Tomato is the second most important vegetable around the world.The processing of the fruit generates waste such as damaged tomatoes,pulp,skin,seeds,and tomato-derived products that contain valuable biomolec...Background:Tomato is the second most important vegetable around the world.The processing of the fruit generates waste such as damaged tomatoes,pulp,skin,seeds,and tomato-derived products that contain valuable biomolecules with functional and technological applications.Tomato fruit extracts,mainly from waste,possess bioactive molecules,such as lycopene,with important biological applications in some industries.Scope and approach:The objective of this review is to analyze,discuss and synthesize the technologies that have been used for the extraction and recovery of the main lycopene present in tomato waste.The revised methodologies expose valuable results in the number of carotenoids recovered through the application of solvents,microwave-assisted,ultrasound-assisted,enzymatic-assisted,extraction at high pressure,and supercritical fluids.However,the challenges continue concerning the quality of extracted compounds,economic accessibility,industrial reproducibility,and environmental safety.Key findings and conclusions:The tomato waste contains important bioactive molecules,which are of interest in the food,pharmacological,biotechnological,and cosmetic industries.The information revised in this contribution pretends to support new research lines concerning the formulation of novel tomato waste bio-based functional foods.However,it is necessary to further analyze the new extraction and recovery conditions to keep the functional properties of this by-product.展开更多
文摘Background:Tomato is the second most important vegetable around the world.The processing of the fruit generates waste such as damaged tomatoes,pulp,skin,seeds,and tomato-derived products that contain valuable biomolecules with functional and technological applications.Tomato fruit extracts,mainly from waste,possess bioactive molecules,such as lycopene,with important biological applications in some industries.Scope and approach:The objective of this review is to analyze,discuss and synthesize the technologies that have been used for the extraction and recovery of the main lycopene present in tomato waste.The revised methodologies expose valuable results in the number of carotenoids recovered through the application of solvents,microwave-assisted,ultrasound-assisted,enzymatic-assisted,extraction at high pressure,and supercritical fluids.However,the challenges continue concerning the quality of extracted compounds,economic accessibility,industrial reproducibility,and environmental safety.Key findings and conclusions:The tomato waste contains important bioactive molecules,which are of interest in the food,pharmacological,biotechnological,and cosmetic industries.The information revised in this contribution pretends to support new research lines concerning the formulation of novel tomato waste bio-based functional foods.However,it is necessary to further analyze the new extraction and recovery conditions to keep the functional properties of this by-product.
