Banana Pseudostem: An Undiscovered Fiber Enriched Sustainable Functional Food
As a tropical fruit, the banana is one of the favorite fruits, and the banana herb only bears fruit once in its lifespan; it is chopped off after harvesting, and only 40% of it is adequately utilized, leaving the remaining 60% as trash rich in cellulose, hemicellulose, and natural fibers. The pseudo...
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| author | Gopika S Pillai Sonia Morya Waseem Khalid Muhammad Zubair Khalid Riyadh S. Almalki Azhari Siddeeg |
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| description | As a tropical fruit, the banana is one of the favorite fruits, and the banana herb only bears fruit once in its lifespan; it is chopped off after harvesting, and only 40% of it is adequately utilized, leaving the remaining 60% as trash rich in cellulose, hemicellulose, and natural fibers. The pseudostem accounts for 75% of the waste, with the rest accounting for 25%. The purpose of this paper is to raise important awareness about the bioactive chemicals found in banana pseudostems hence they can be considered as sustainable foods and their applications as culinary raw materials and in other sectors. Even though bulk waste is biodegradable, it causes many problems in our environment, so sustainable waste usage with proper management and utilization of the residues can not only help in the utilization of the bioactive and nutrient compounds present but also increase the economic and environmental issues associated with the problem. The banana pseudostem is used in various businesses as culinary ingredients, fibers, and hazardous removers. Even when used for heavy metal treatment in wastewater, the fiber in it is strong enough to manufacture cardboard and food packaging materials. Some pseudostem types can even be extracted for pectin and used as food additives. The powdered pseudostem is used to boost the nutritional content of numerous recipes. In summary, the banana pseudostem can be divided into two first the central core part that can be used as food raw material and other outer sheaths in various different industries. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8c7a2e3712fd4dff8830d99e1c02e2172025-08-20T02:22:02ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Natural Fibers1544-04781544-046X2024-12-0121110.1080/15440478.2024.2304004Banana Pseudostem: An Undiscovered Fiber Enriched Sustainable Functional FoodGopika S Pillai0Sonia Morya1Waseem Khalid2Muhammad Zubair Khalid3Riyadh S. Almalki4Azhari Siddeeg5Department of Food Technology & Nutrition, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, IndiaDepartment of Food Technology & Nutrition, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, IndiaUniversity Institute of Food Science and Technology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, PakistanDepartment of Food Science, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, PakistanDepartment of Pharmacology and toxicology, Faculty of pharmacy, Umm AL-qura University, KSA, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Food Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University Gezira, Wad Medani, SudanAs a tropical fruit, the banana is one of the favorite fruits, and the banana herb only bears fruit once in its lifespan; it is chopped off after harvesting, and only 40% of it is adequately utilized, leaving the remaining 60% as trash rich in cellulose, hemicellulose, and natural fibers. The pseudostem accounts for 75% of the waste, with the rest accounting for 25%. The purpose of this paper is to raise important awareness about the bioactive chemicals found in banana pseudostems hence they can be considered as sustainable foods and their applications as culinary raw materials and in other sectors. Even though bulk waste is biodegradable, it causes many problems in our environment, so sustainable waste usage with proper management and utilization of the residues can not only help in the utilization of the bioactive and nutrient compounds present but also increase the economic and environmental issues associated with the problem. The banana pseudostem is used in various businesses as culinary ingredients, fibers, and hazardous removers. Even when used for heavy metal treatment in wastewater, the fiber in it is strong enough to manufacture cardboard and food packaging materials. Some pseudostem types can even be extracted for pectin and used as food additives. The powdered pseudostem is used to boost the nutritional content of numerous recipes. In summary, the banana pseudostem can be divided into two first the central core part that can be used as food raw material and other outer sheaths in various different industries.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15440478.2024.2304004Banana waste-losssustainable usagepseudostemfibertherapeutic valueclimate change |
| spellingShingle | Gopika S Pillai Sonia Morya Waseem Khalid Muhammad Zubair Khalid Riyadh S. Almalki Azhari Siddeeg Banana Pseudostem: An Undiscovered Fiber Enriched Sustainable Functional Food Journal of Natural Fibers Banana waste-loss sustainable usage pseudostem fiber therapeutic value climate change |
| title | Banana Pseudostem: An Undiscovered Fiber Enriched Sustainable Functional Food |
| title_full | Banana Pseudostem: An Undiscovered Fiber Enriched Sustainable Functional Food |
| title_fullStr | Banana Pseudostem: An Undiscovered Fiber Enriched Sustainable Functional Food |
| title_full_unstemmed | Banana Pseudostem: An Undiscovered Fiber Enriched Sustainable Functional Food |
| title_short | Banana Pseudostem: An Undiscovered Fiber Enriched Sustainable Functional Food |
| title_sort | banana pseudostem an undiscovered fiber enriched sustainable functional food |
| topic | Banana waste-loss sustainable usage pseudostem fiber therapeutic value climate change |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15440478.2024.2304004 |
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