Non exotic fruit co-products such as pea, apple, sugar beet, carob
and citrus are now regularly incorporated into foods for their
nutritional, functional and technological properties (FernándezLópez,
2008). However, there have been very few studies designed
to explore the food industry potential of tropical exotic fruit coproducts.
Many agricultural co-products are rich in dietary fibres. Dietary
fibres obtained from co-products may also contain appreciable
amounts of colorants, antioxidants or other substances with
positive health effects, such as those that may protect against