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Plant and Food Waste as a Source of Therapeutic Compounds

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Part of the book series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews ((SARV,volume 56))

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The global agriculture industry produces tens of millions of plant waste every year, which environmental issues, yet plant waste is rich in phytochemicals with various health benefits. Here we review plant and food waste as a source of therapeutic compounds with focus on phytochemicals and food by-products. Phytochemicals include phenolics, alkaloids and terpenids. Food by-products include compounds from tomato, carrot, onion, potato, pumpkin, maize, paddy, asparagus, cocoa, tea, coffee, buckwheat, almond, walnut, pistachio, cashew nut, hazelnut, and peanut. Medicinal properties include anticance, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, antiproliferative, and treating hyperglycaemia, hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular diseases.

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This work was supported by Short Term Research Grant, Universiti Sains Malaysia [Grants No: 304/PPSG/6315422 and 304/PPSK/6315418].

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Vanoh, D., Mohammad, J.I., Murtey, M.D. (2021). Plant and Food Waste as a Source of Therapeutic Compounds. In: Rana, A., Saneja, A., Kumar, S., Lichtfouse, E. (eds) Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 56. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, vol 56. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84405-9_9

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