The peels of a variety of fruits have gained attention as
a natural source of antioxidants and phytochemical content
which are rich in compounds with free radical scavenging
activity. Banana and Plantain peels are major agricultural
wastes which have been used as medicine,
animal feeds, blacking of leathers, soap making, fillers in
rubber and so on [5]. Fruit wastes are highly perishable
and seasonal and are a problem to the processing industries
and pollution monitoring agencies. This problem can
be recovered by utilizing its high value compounds, including
the dietary fibre fraction that has a great potential
in the preparation of functional foods [6]. Banana peel, an
underutilized source of phenolic compounds is considered
as a good source of antioxidants for foods and functional
foods against cancer and heart disease [7]. The peel of the
fruit contains various antioxidant compounds such as
gallocatechin [7] and dopamine [6].