Food Processing Residue Analysis and its Functional Components as Related to Human Health: Recent Developments

By-products of fruits and vegetables from food processing industry have recently enormous concern because of their pharmacological properties and great nutritional approach. These food processing by-products serve a cocktail or a soup of phytochemicals with health promoting properties. These are claimed to possess many reusable substances of high value and can be money-spinner if they are appropriately utilized. This chapter articulates that by-product of fruits & vegetables have a potential to be used as a functional agent in cosmetics, medicines and functional food application either as raw material for secondary processes, as operating supplies or as ingredients of new products.