Recently, there has been increasing concern for the preser-
vation of the environment and sustainability of resources. Thus,
the utilization of natural resources is receiving renewed interest as
an alternative to non-renewable resources in material technology
(Galanakis, 2013;Liu,Cao,Huang,Cai,&Yao,2010).
Fruit processing in the food industry gives rise to large amounts
of by-products. Grapes(Vitis vinifera L.) belong to the world’s largest
fruit crops with a global production of around 68 million tons in
2009 (FAOSTAT, 2011). Since about 75–80% of the total amount
is used in winemaking,around 12 million tons of grape pomace
is produced with in a few weeks of the harvest campaign.Grape
pomace constitutes the main by-product,and is of great interest
to the food industry,since the available carbohydrate fraction can
be used to provide dietary fiber and other bioactive compounds
(González-Centeno etal.,2010,2012).
An emerging field of clinical importance is the growing interest
in the role of dietary carbohydrates. Previous reports suggest that