RECOVERY OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM OILCAKES - A REVIEW

Abstract

Worldwide, food waste and by-product are concernig topics, due to the fact that annually large amount of these are generated from the food industry. Their management should include first waste prevention, recycling, recovery and lastly disposal. The concerning awareness of consumers regarding healthy diets has led to an increase demand for foods containing bioactive compounds, namely proteins, dietary fibers and antioxidants with numerous health benefits. In other words, the food industry is heading towards innovations by using wastes as raw materials for the development of new products or applications. This paper provides a critical review of the possible ways to recovery the nutritive compounds from oilcakes obtained after the oilseed processing.