Technological solutions for processing of fruits and vegetables: a patent mini-review for 2009-present

Abstract

Agricultural waste and food and processing industry waste are sources of food and biologically active substances with high nutritive value. In this regard, the development of technologies for the processing of waste and secondary raw materials can be considered as one of the promising areas for the development of alternative technologies in the production of new types of food products, which will allow for more effective development of complex deep processing of raw materials. One of the most valuable types of secondary raw materials is the waste of vegetable raw materials obtained as a result of technological processes of processing fruits and vegetables in the production of canned products. At the same time, today a rather low efficiency of waste processing is observed, which in the CIS countries on average accounts for about 45% of production and consumption waste, including in the food processing industry. For comparison, in European countries, the share of waste involved in re-production is 80–87%. In these conditions, the search for technological methods and solutions that allow the most complete use of the full potential of plant raw materials remains relevant. The article presents the results of the analysis of patent documentation for innovative developments in the use of waste generated during the production of canned products to obtain new types of functional food products.