Skip to main content

Valorization of Grapefruit (Citrus × paradisi) Processing Wastes

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Mediterranean Fruits Bio-wastes

Abstract

The grapefruit is one of the most produced and consumed citrus fruits in the world, with an average annual production of 7 million tonnes. It has become increasingly popular, as it is considered a low-calorie fruit, rich in vitamins, minerals and many other valuable nutrients (flavonoids, carotenoids, essential oils…). Over half a million tonnes of grapefruit undergo processing, mainly into juice, which generates large amounts of wastes (peel, seeds, pulp and leftover membrane), since only 50% of the fruit is used in this manufacturing process. Today, these wastes are mostly discarded or used as cattle feed. These practices are unfortunate, as grapefruit processing wastes could be a source of high-added economic value. Indeed, they represent a source of dietary fibers, sugars, essential oils, flavonoids and carotenoids, valuable in various industrial sectors (energetic, agricultural, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food). Thus, if grapefruit wastes can be used to produce biogas or bio-energy, to fertilize soil or as biosorbent in wastewater treatment, the recovery of their bioactive compounds (e.g. pectin, essential oils, carotenoids and flavonoids) could be also highly pertinent, as these compounds present a wide spectrum of technological properties and/or health benefits. Extraction processes usually adopted to recover those compounds use organic solvents, high temperatures and long extraction times, which are considered to generate a high environmental impact. As a result, in recent decades, different operating strategies have been developed (ultrasound-, microwave-, pulsed electric field-assisted extraction, and supercritical fluids), with the objective of increasing extraction yields while reducing use of resources. However, most of them have still economic or technological limitations that prevent their development in small and medium-sized enterprises. The present chapter expands on the aforementioned aspects of grapefruit wastes, with the objective of demonstrating their high re-use potential. This chapter presents the potential valorization of grapefruit wastes in food and non-food applications and offers a brief overview of the main emergent extraction technologies.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 189.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 249.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 249.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Abbreviations

6,7-DHB:

6,7-Dihydroxybergamottin

C:

Covered

DF:

Dietary fiber

DW:

Dry weight

EAE:

Enzyme-assisted extraction

EO:

Essential oils

FA:

Fatty acids

FW:

Fresh weight

GF:

Grapefruit

GFSE:

Grapefruit seed extract

GPW:

Grapefruit processing wastes

GRAS:

Generally recognized as safe

IDF:

Insoluble dietary fiber

M:

Marsh white

MAE:

Microwave-assisted extraction

MT:

Million Tonnes

NC:

Non-covered

PEF:

Pulsed electric field

RR:

Ruby red

SD:

Standard deviation

SDF:

Soluble dietary fiber

SFE:

Supercritical fluid extraction

SR:

Star Ruby

UAE:

Ultrasound-assisted extraction

WPI:

Whey protein isolate

References

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Nuria Zarate-Vilet .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2022 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Zarate-Vilet, N., Gué, E., Delalonde, M., Wisniewski, C. (2022). Valorization of Grapefruit (Citrus × paradisi) Processing Wastes. In: Ramadan, M.F., Farag, M.A. (eds) Mediterranean Fruits Bio-wastes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84436-3_8

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics