Banana Peels: A Waste Treasure for Human Being

Wafaa M Hikal; Hussein A H Said-Al Ahl; Amra Bratovcic; Kirill G Tkachenko; Javad Sharifi-Rad; Miroslava Kačániová; Mohammed Elhourri; Maria Atanassova

doi:10.1155/2022/7616452

Banana Peels: A Waste Treasure for Human Being

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2022 May 13:2022:7616452. doi: 10.1155/2022/7616452. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Wafaa M Hikal^{1

2}, Hussein A H Said-Al Ahl³, Amra Bratovcic⁴, Kirill G Tkachenko⁵, Javad Sharifi-Rad⁶, Miroslava Kačániová^{7

8}, Mohammed Elhourri⁹, Maria Atanassova¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71421, Saudi Arabia.
² Environmental Parasitology Laboratory, Water Pollution Research Department, Environment and Climate Change Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), 33 El-Behouth St. Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt.
³ Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), 33 El-Behouth St. Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt.
⁴ Department of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Faculty of Technology, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
⁵ V. L. Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
⁶ Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador.
⁷ Institute of Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovakia.
⁸ Rzeszow University, Institute of Food Technology and Nutrition, Department of Bioenergetics, Food Analysis and Microbiology, Cwiklinskiej 1, Rzeszow 35-601, Poland.
⁹ Laboratory of Molecular Chemistry and Natural Substance, Moulay Ismail University, Faculty of Science, B.P. 11201 Zitoune, Meknes, Morocco.
¹⁰ Scientific Consulting, Chemical Engineering, UCTM, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Abstract

In recent years, scientists' interest in agricultural waste has increased, and the waste has become attractive to explore and benefit from, rather than being neglected waste. Banana peels have attracted the attention of researchers due to their bioactive chemical components, so we focused on this review article on the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of banana peels that can be used as good sources of natural antioxidants and for pharmaceutical purposes in treating various diseases. Banana is an edible fruit belonging to the genus Musa (Musaceae), cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. Banana peels are used as supplementary feed for livestock in their cultivation areas. Its massive by-products are an excellent source of high-value raw materials for other industries by recycling agricultural waste. Hence, the goal is to use banana by-products in various food and nonfood applications and sources of natural bioactive compounds. It can be concluded that banana peel can be successfully used in food, pharmaceutical, and other industries. Therefore, banana residues may provide new avenues and research areas for the future.

Publication types

Review