Valorization of Agrifood By-Products by Extracting Valuable Bioactive Compounds Using Green Processes

Abstract

In Chapter 4, Valorization of Agrifood By-Products by Extracting Valuable BioactiveCompounds Using Green Processes, prepared by Carciochi et al., is presented the current challenge for the food industry, related to the exploitation of various by-products as sources of new commodities using eco-friendly technologies with an optimal cost-benefit relationship.The main green technologies used to recover natural products from agrifood by-products, such as enzyme-assisted extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, electrically assisted extraction, pressurized liquid extraction, supercritical fluid extraction, and instant controlled pressure drop, are presented here.