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Emerging technologies for the production of nutraceuticals from agricultural by-products: A viewpoint of opportunities and challenges

Charis M. Galanakis
- 01 Oct 2013 - 
- Vol. 91, Iss: 4, pp 575-579
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In this paper, the authors explore the possibility of adapting the latest technologies in the recovery downstream processing of agricultural by-products in the context of nutraceuticals, with the aim of inspiring researchers to investigate the critical parameters that prevent broad commercial implementation of emerging technologies in particular application.
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This article is published in Food and Bioproducts Processing.The article was published on 2013-10-01. It has received 390 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Emerging technologies.

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