Banana peels as a bioactive ingredient and its potential application in the food industry

• Main Authors: Hana Mohd Zaini, Jumardi Roslan, Suryani Saallah, Elisha Munsu, Nurul Shaeera Sulaiman, Wolyna Pindi
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: TX341-641 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34938/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34938/2/FULLTEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34938/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464622001244; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2022.105054
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

The use of agricultural by-products as a source of functional ingredients, particularly those from crop plants, has received great interest. Banana (Musa spp.) is a common food crop worldwide, but its peel, similar to other agricultural by-products, is often discarded. Banana peel has the potential...