Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Introduction -- Chapter 1 Fruit Waste Biorefinery: Current Status and Opportunities -- Abbreviations -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Current Status of Fruit Waste Generation by Various Industries -- 1.2.1 Juice and Beverage Processing Industry -- 1.2.2 Canning Industry -- 1.2.3 Wine Making Industry -- 1.2.4 Pickle Processing Industry -- 1.3 Fruit Waste Biorefinery Products -- 1.3.1 Biofuel -- 1.3.1.1 Bioethanol -- 1.3.1.2 Biodiesel -- 1.3.1.3 Biohydrogen -- 1.3.1.4 Biogas -- 1.3.1.5 Biochar

1.3.2 Biofertilizers -- 1.3.3 Biopolymers -- 1.3.4 Bioactive Compounds -- 1.3.4.1 Vitamins -- 1.3.4.2 Dietary Fiber -- 1.3.4.3 Polyphenols -- 1.3.4.4 Organic Acids -- 1.3.4.5 Essential Oil -- 1.3.4.6 Enzymes -- 1.3.4.7 Pigments -- 1.3.5 Single-Cell Protein -- 1.4 Environmental and Economic Implications of Waste Utilization -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Biochemical and Nutritional Composition of Fruit Waste: A Critical Assessment -- Abbreviations -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Statistics of Fruit Production, Utilization, and Waste Production -- 2.3 Type of Fruit Wastes

2.3.1 Solid Waste -- 2.3.2 Liquid Waste -- 2.4 Biochemical and Nutritional Composition of Fruit Waste -- 2.4.1 Biochemical and Nutritional Composition of Solid Waste -- 2.4.1.1 Peel -- 2.4.1.2 Seed -- 2.4.1.3 Stone -- 2.4.1.4 Pomace -- 2.4.2 Biochemical and Nutritional Composition of Liquid Waste -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part 2: Tropical and Sub-Tropical Fruits -- Chapter 3 Valorization of Avocado Wastes: Production of High-Value Products -- Abbreviations -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Geographical Origin, Production, and Productivity

3.3 Description, Cultivation, Proximate Composition, Nutritional Values, and Uses -- 3.4 Processing for Food and Beverages and By-Product Generation -- 3.4.1 Solid Waste -- 3.4.2 Liquid Waste -- 3.5 Biovalorization of Waste and By-Products in the Circular Economy -- 3.5.1 Bioactive Compounds -- 3.5.2 Biofuels and Bioenergy -- 3.5.3 Bioplastics -- 3.5.4 Biofertilizers -- 3.5.5 Food Ingredients -- 3.6 Techno-Economic Analyses and Industrial Prospects -- 3.7 Conclusion -- References

Chapter 4 Avocado Waste as a Sustainable Source of Raw Materials for the Food, Pharmaceutical, Textile, Cosmetic, and Bioenergy Industries -- Abbreviations -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Proximate Composition, Nutritional Values, and Healthy Implications of Avocado -- 4.3 Processing Avocado Fruits and By-Product Generation -- 4.4 Bio-Valorization of Avocado By-Products -- 4.4.1 Food Industry -- 4.4.2 Pharmaceuticals -- 4.4.3 Cosmetics -- 4.4.4 Bioenergy -- 4.4.5 Textile -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References