Fruit peels health benefits and potential uses: a review

The horticulture crops fruits have been in demand remarkably for its tremendous health benefits in the present scenario of increasing population and changing lifestyles. The fruit processing produces significant wastes or residues, which constitute about 20% to 30% of a whole commodity group. Fruit waste peels are enriched with various naturally valuable bioactive compounds, such as dietary fibres, polyphenolic compounds, carotenoids, vitamins, and enzymes etc. It can be utilized in food products in the dried form or incorporated into many value added food products.