Cocoa Shell: A By-Product with Great Potential for Wide Application

Solving the problem of large quantities of organic waste, which represents an enormous ecological and financial burden for all aspects of the process industry, is a necessity. Therefore, there is an emerged need to find specific solutions to utilize raw materials as efficiently as possible in the pr...

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Published in:Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2018-06, Vol.23 (6), p.1404
Main Authors: Panak Balentić, Jelena, Ačkar, Đurđica, Jokić, Stela, Jozinović, Antun, Babić, Jurislav, Miličević, Borislav, Šubarić, Drago, Pavlović, Nika
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorption
Animal Feed
Animals
Bioactive compounds
Biofuels
Biological activity
Byproducts
Cacao - chemistry
Chocolate
Cocoa
cocoa by-product
cocoa shell
Dietary fiber
Food Industry
Nutritive Value
Organic wastes
Plant Extracts - pharmacology
Proteins
Raw materials
reuse
Review
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Summary:Solving the problem of large quantities of organic waste, which represents an enormous ecological and financial burden for all aspects of the process industry, is a necessity. Therefore, there is an emerged need to find specific solutions to utilize raw materials as efficiently as possible in the production process. The cocoa shell is a valuable by-product obtained from the chocolate industry. It is rich in protein, dietary fiber, and ash, as well as in some other valuable bioactive compounds, such as methylxanthines and phenolics. This paper gives an overview of published results related to the cocoa shell, mostly on important bioactive compounds and possible applications of the cocoa shell in different areas. The cocoa shell, due to its nutritional value and high-value bioactive compounds, could become a desirable raw material in a large spectrum of functional, pharmaceutical, or cosmetic products, as well as in the production of energy or biofuels in the near future.
ISSN:1420-3049
1420-3049
DOI:10.3390/molecules23061404