Avocado by-products: Nutritional and functional properties

Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is a tropical and subtropical fruit that is native to Mexico and Central America; avocado is gaining increasing worldwide acceptance and has received extensive marketing and a wide distribution due to its relevant nutritional benefits for human health. Mexico harvest...

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Published in:Trends in food science & technology 2018-10, Vol.80, p.51-60
Main Authors: Araújo, Rafael G., Rodriguez-Jasso, Rosa M., Ruiz, Héctor A., Pintado, Maria Manuela E., Aguilar, Cristóbal Noé
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural economics
Anticancer properties
Antioxidants
By products
Byproducts
Economic impact
Fats
Fruits
Functional properties
Impact analysis
Nutrition
Nutritional value
Persea americana Mill
Pulp
Seeds
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Summary:Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is a tropical and subtropical fruit that is native to Mexico and Central America; avocado is gaining increasing worldwide acceptance and has received extensive marketing and a wide distribution due to its relevant nutritional benefits for human health. Mexico harvests more than 30% of avocados worldwide, representing the main producer and exporter of avocado, which has become a crop of high interest and has great economic impact on Mexico. In this paper, we describe relevant information on the production, composition and application of avocado, with an emphasis on its by-products, focusing on the proper use of waste and the possibility of monetizing waste for nutritional and environmental purposes. The entire avocado is rich in biocompounds (pulp, seed and peel) and has many health benefits, such as antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer activities, as well as dermatological uses and others. In this paper, we demonstrate the current panorama of production, exportation and uses of avocado in Mexico. Several food grade ingredients can be obtained from avocado wastes, particularly premium-grade fats or extracts with a high functional power. Studies should continue to identify the profiles and phytochemicals available to the business sector, which can also be implemented to valorize the nutritional and functional potential of avocado seeds and peels. •Avocado has worldwide acceptance, extensive marketing and relevant nutritional benefits.•Avocado by-products are viable sources of bioactive compounds with high functional power.•Avocado by-products are source of premium-grade fats or bioactive phytochemical extracts.•Avocado by-products have nutritional and functional properties.
ISSN:0924-2244
1879-3053
DOI:10.1016/j.tifs.2018.07.027