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Pawpaw Peels as a Source of Nutraceuticals

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Food and Agricultural Byproducts as Important Source of Valuable Nutraceuticals

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Carica papaya L. is known and consumed all around the world. Due to its recognition as a plant with nutritional and medicinal potentials, many researchers have investigated it. Surprisingly the peel has been ignored both as a food and research topic. Available literature contains very few mentions of the consumption of the peel or published research works on the peels. This review article aims to bring together available information on Carica papaya L. peelings, highlight its potentials and stimulate research interest in it, especially its value as a nutraceutical.

The literature search was conducted using different databases: PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Medline, with Carica papaya, Carica papaya peelings, Nutraceutical, Carica papaya as nutraceutical as keywords. The fruit and the other parts of the papaya tree are extensively investigated for phytochemical content and pharmacological activities. However, among all the parts of the pawpaw tree, the peelings have been the most neglected. There is unfortunate neglect of Carica papaya peelings both as a food and research interest area. Even the less brightly colored though not less attractive, seeds have attracted more interest. Carica papaya peelings should not be a waste, but as a research item or industrial raw materials, for they can provide a wide range of Nutraceuticals.

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Estella, O.U., Onyegbunam, C.M., Egbuna, C., Mba, T., Onyekere, P.F. (2022). Pawpaw Peels as a 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_10

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