The Distance Between Food Waste and Food By-Products Is Connected by a Road Called Recovery

Definitions of “food waste” & “food loss” Food supply chains begin from the primary agricultural phase, proceed with manufacturing and retail, and end with household consumption. During this life cycle, food is lost or wasted because of technological, economic and/or societal reasons. The definitions of “food waste” and “food loss”within the supply chain have been…

Should I Choose Conventional or Emerging Technologies for Food Waste Recovery?

Today, researchers consider food wastes as a source of valuable compounds such as dietary fibers, flavonoids, polyphenols, glucosinolates, anthocyanins, proteins and enzymes. This ambition generated by the fact that the current processing methodologies allow the recovery of target compounds and their re-utilization inside food chain as additives, supplements or food fortification. However, the labelled products…