Retracted: Citrus Genus and Its Waste Utilization: A Review on Health‐Promoting Activities and Industrial Application

Abstract

Citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruits, lemons, limes, tangerines, and mandarins, whose production is increasing every year with the rise of consumer demand, are among the most popular fruits cultivated throughout the globe. Citrus genus belongs to the Rutaceae family and is known for its beneecial eeects on health for centuries. .ese plant groups contain many beneecial nutrients and bioactive compounds. .ese compounds have antimicrobial, anticancer, antidiabetic, antiplatelet aggregation, and anti-innammatory activities. Citrus waste, generated by citrus-processing industries in large amounts every year, has an important economic value due to richness of bioactive compounds. .e present review paper has summarized the application and properties of Citrus and its waste in some eelds such as food and drinks, traditional medicine practices, and recent advances in modern approaches towards pharmaceutical and nutraceutical formulations.