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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

From Fish Waste to Value: An Overview of the Sustainable Recovery of Omega-3 for Food Supplements.

Vincenzo Gabriele Alfio, Cosimo Manzo, Raffaella Micillo

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Vincenzo Gabriele AlfioAvantech S.R.L., Via Quarto dei Mille 6, I-90129 Palermo, Italy.
Cosimo ManzoAvantech S.R.L., Via Quarto dei Mille 6, I-90129 Palermo, Italy.
Raffaella MicilloAvantech S.R.L., Via Quarto dei Mille 6, I-90129 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4278-745X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The disposal of food waste is a current and pressing issue, urging novel solutions to implement sustainable waste management practices. Fish leftovers and their processing byproducts represent a significant portion of the original fish, and their disposal has a high environmental and economic impact. The utilization of waste as raw materials for the production of different classes of biofuels and high-value chemicals, a concept known as "biorefinery", is gaining interest in a vision of circular economy and zero waste policies. In this context, an interesting route of valorization is the extraction of omega-3 fatty acids (ω-3 FAs) for nutraceutical application. These fatty acids, such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) have received attention over the last decades due to their beneficial effects on human health. Their sustainable production is a key process for matching the increased market demand while reducing the pressure on marine ecosystems and lowering the impact of waste production. The high resale value of the products makes this waste a powerful tool that simultaneously protects the environment and benefits the global economy. This review aims to provide a complete overview of the sustainable exploitation of fish waste to recover ω-3 FAs for food supplement applications, covering composition, storage, and processing of the raw material.

Indexed as

Dietary SupplementsFoodSustainable DevelopmentAnimalsFatty Acids, Omega-3FishesFish OilsWaste ProductsFatty Acids, Omega-3Fish OilsWaste ProductsbiorefineryDHAEPAfish oil extractionfish wasteomega-3PUFAsupercritical fluid extractionsupplements

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PMID33668684
PMCPMC7918619

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