Conclusions
Dietary fibre obtained from exotic fruit co-products represents
a potential material for use as an ingredient in the food industry
due to the high total dietary fibre content and a balanced ratio between
insoluble dietary fibre and soluble dietary fibre, itself important
for the nutritional effects of fibre. These co-products show
considerable levels of polyphenolic compounds having high levels
of antioxidant capacity. Due to the low cost of fruit co-products,
which otherwise would be discharged as waste into the environment,
they should be regarded as potential nutraceutical resources,
capable of offering significant low-cost, nutritional dietary supplements
for low-income communities. In addition, they could also be
used in the pharmaceutical sector as a nutritional supplement due
to the health-related properties of dietary fibre and associated bioactive
compounds.