Nonthermal food processing: A step towards a circular economy to meet the sustainable development goals

Rai Naveed Arshad, Zulkurnain Abdul-Malek, Ume Roobab, Muhammad Modassar Ali Nawaz Ranjha, Anet Režek Jambrak, Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Nohman Khan, Jose Manuel Lorenzo, Rana Muhammad Aadil

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Abstract

A circular economy promotes a world-friendly style of economic development, and the main aim is a closed-loop cycle of “resource-production-consumption-regeneration” economic activities. A circular economy can assist in implementing sustainable development in the food industry. During conventional food processing, the thermal effects degrade the food residues and make their wastes. Nonthermal processing has emerged as a promising, safe, and effective technique for extracting bioactive compounds from food residues. Nonthermal processing help in implementing a circular economy and meeting the United Nations approved Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Collaboration between food producers and the food chain may make the food industry more circular. This article motivates adopting nonthermal technologies to conserve natural resources, food safety, and energy in different food processing phases to meet SDGs.

Original languageEnglish
Article number100516
Number of pages12
JournalFood Chemistry: X
Volume16
Early online date17 Nov 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Dec 2022
Externally publishedYes

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Funding Information:
This research was funded by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (4B482, 05G88 and 05G89). Thanks to GAIN (Axencia Galega de Innovación) for supporting this research (grant number IN607A2019/01).

Funding Information:
This research was funded by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (4B482, 05G88 and 05G89). Thanks to GAIN (Axencia Galega de Innovación) for supporting this research (grant number IN607A2019/01). Funding for open access charge Universidade de Vigo/CISUG.

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