From waste products to raw materials for the development of new foods

This paper reports on a study into using waste products from the food industry as raw materials for food manufacture. The Value project funded by the European Regional Development Fund compiled information on the generation of waste products from the vegetable processing industry, together with their treatment and recovery. Best available technologies for using the waste for food manufacture were identified. Diagnoses on current waste generation, management, legislation and technologies were used to conduct pilot studies. Waste products were chosen for their recovery potential, importance and the needs of the food industry. This paper focuses on the extraction of high-value-added products from food waste, which can be used as natural additives in food manufacture to provide fibre content and antioxidant properties.