Out of the total fruit and vegetable production in India, 30–40% of the total weight (about 50 million tons) is discarded as waste due to various reasons which has a worth of US $483.9 million (Sridevi and Ramanujam, 2012). Likewise, South Africa produces 8.2 million tons of fruits and vegetables per annum (FAO FAOSTAT., 2010a and FAOSTAT., 2010b).