Recovery of wasted fruit and vegetables for improving sustainable diets
2020年1月1日 · A study of nutrients lost as food waste at retail and consumer level for US found that fruit waste contributed to 22% of total fibre lost, 10% of magnesium, 16% of potassium, 11% of vitamin B6, and 51% of vitamin C. Vegetable waste contributed to 34% of the total fibre loss; 10% of total calcium loss, 12% of total iron loss, 20% of magnesium ...
Impact of Fruit and Vegetable Wastes on the Environment and …
2024年3月14日 · According to FAO estimates (2021), fruits and vegetables contribute the most to loss and waste at 31.5% of production, while cereals and pulses have the lowest at 7.23%. This highlights the need to address challenges in fruit and vegetable supply chains for more sustainable food systems.
Sustainable Food Systems in Fruits and Vegetables Food Supply …
Fruits and vegetables lead the ranking of food wastes and losses (40–50% of their production), thus resulting in the use of non-renewable resources to obtain food products that will not be consumed [ca. 25% of all water used by agriculture each year and 23% of all cropland, producing about 8% of annual global greenhouse gases emissions ...
(PDF) Overview of Food Loss and Waste in Fruits and Vegetables: …
2022年5月18日 · Vegetables and fruits contain many phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals , and dietary fibers that are good for human health. However, on a global scale, a substantial amount (25-50%) of fruits...
A systematic review of sustainable fruit and vegetable waste …
2022年6月1日 · The review explores the concept of building an anaerobic waste biorefinery that would use anaerobic digestion to produce a variety of products from fruit and vegetable waste, including green energy and other in-demand biochemicals, as well as the process factors affecting their production.
Ugly vegetables wasted - Nature Sustainability
2018年9月14日 · Stephen Porter and colleagues, from the University of Edinburgh, UK, estimate the quantity of fresh fruit and vegetables lost from supply chains due to cosmetic criteria in the European Economic...
Utilization of fruit and vegetable waste to produce value-added ...
2022年1月1日 · Fruit and vegetables are one of the most consumed commodities globally, accounting for more than 42% of total food wastage. These vegetal foods can be consumed raw, processed, or taken as an addition to other food items.
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Waste in Human Health
2023年1月19日 · According to the most recent data available, approximately half of fruits and vegetables produced worldwide are wasted. This represents around 1.3 billion tons of wasted foods and constitutes the second highest cause of greenhouse gas emission, representing the emission of around 4.4 gigatons of greenhouse gas [ 7 ] .
Overview of Food Loss and Waste in Fruits and Vegetables
2022年11月17日 · Fruits and vegetables are the crop group with the highest range of food loss and waste. Their nutritional content makes them great contributors to a healthy diet. Finally, their production, distribution, and disposal as waste require …
Fruit and Vegetable Waste: Bioactive Compounds, Their …
2018年3月25日 · This review describes the types and nature of the waste that originates from fruits and vegetables, the bioactive components in the waste, their extraction techniques, and the potential utilization of the obtained bioactive compounds.