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Orange Peel as Source of Nutraceuticals

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Food and Agricultural Byproducts as Important Source of Valuable Nutraceuticals

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In line with global paradigm shift towards the promotion of environmentally friendly and sustainable solutions to prevailing challenges in all facets of human endeavor, it has become increasingly paramount to explore and exploit naturally-occurring sources of nutraceuticals available in plants such as fruits and vegetables for their physiological and pharmacological benefits in promoting human health and wellbeing as well as prevention and management of infectious and non-infectious diseases. Research evidence has shown that citrus fruits, particularly orange peel, which contains significantly high quantity dietary fibers, phenolic compounds, and phytochemical agents, promote wellbeing due to its extensive anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-obesity, anti-cancerous, anti-diabetic and anti-hypercholesterolemic properties. These properties, as well as considerably little to no side effects in comparison to pharmaceuticals (medicinal drugs) continues to endear the global population to the health benefits of nutraceuticals.

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  1. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Anum Nazir, Nizwa Itrat & Aleena Shahid

  2. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Anum Nazir & Nizwa Itrat

  3. Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Zain Mushtaq

  4. Health Education England, East Midlands Deanery, Leicester, UK

    Surajudeen Abiola Abdulrahman

  5. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Awka, Nigeria

    Chukwuebuka Egbuna

  6. Biochemistry Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan, Nigeria

    Babatunde Oluwafemi Adetuyi

  7. Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia

    Johra Khan

  8. Health and Basic Sciences Research Center, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia

    Johra Khan

  9. Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria

    Chukwuemelie Zedech Uche

  10. Department of Medical Biochemistry, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria

    Pere-Ebi Yabrade Toloyai

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Nazir, A. et al. (2022). Orange Peel as Source of Nutraceuticals. In: Egbuna, C., Sawicka, B., Khan, J. (eds) Food and Agricultural Byproducts as Important Source of Valuable Nutraceuticals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98760-2_7

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