Cosmeceutical Potential of Major Tropical and Subtropical Fruit By-Products for a Sustainable Revalorization
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García Villegas, Abigail; Rojas García, Alejandro; Villegas Aguilar, María del Carmen; Fernández Moreno, Patricia; Cádiz Gurrea, María de la Luz; Arráez Román, David; Segura Carretero, AntonioEditorial
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Tropical fruits By-products Phenolic compounds Green extraction Cosmeceuticals Skin health
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2022-01-21Referencia bibliográfica
García-Villegas, A... [et al.]. Cosmeceutical Potential of Major Tropical and Subtropical Fruit By-Products for a Sustainable Revalorization. Antioxidants 2022, 11, 203. [https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11020203]
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Regional Ministry of Economy, Knowledge, Enterprise and Universities of Andalusia P18-TP-3589; Spanish National Youth Guarantee Implementation Plan P18-TP-3589; University of Granada AGR274 group 265; Spanish National Youth Guarantee Implementation Plan; Spanish Government FPU19/01146 AGR274Abstract
The increasing production of tropical fruits followed by their processing results in tons
of waste, such as skins or seeds. However, these by-products have been reported to be rich in
bioactive compounds (BACs) with excellent properties of interest in the cosmeceutical industry:
antioxidant, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and photoprotective properties. This review
summarizes the tropical fruits most produced worldwide, their bioactive composition and the most
important and studied therapeutic properties that their by-products can contribute to skin health, as
well as the different approaches for obtaining these compounds using techniques by conventional
(Soxhlet, liquid-liquid extraction or maceration) and non-conventional extractions (supercritical
fluid extraction (SFE), ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), microwave-assisted extraction (MAE),
pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) and two-phase aqueous system), followed by their identification
by HPLC-MS or GC-MS analysis. Moreover, this work encompasses several studies that may prove
the effects of seeds and skins from tropical fruits against oxidative stress, hyperpigmentation, acne,
aging or UV radiation. Therefore, the investigation of functional components present in tropical
fruit by-products under a circular bioeconomy model could be of great interest for the cosmeceutical
industry and a very promising option for obtaining new cosmeceutical formulations.