Commercial Products Derived from Vegetable Processing Industrial Wastes and Their Recent Conversion Studies

Demand for the vegetable cultivation and processing industry increases due to the growing global population, resulting in increased waste generation. Organic waste generation is unavoidable, particularly during pre-consumption or processing. Slow progress in developing appropriate waste management approaches as well as methods for adequate waste treatment and removal has exacerbated the situation. The vegetable wastes are enriched in complex carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nutraceuticals, all of which might be utilized for making value-added products. Several novel technologies are being developed for producing valuable products such as biofuels, enzymes, bioactive compounds, biodegradable polymers, and nanoparticles from vegetable processing industrial waste. The conversion technologies that have the least detrimental impact on the environment and biochemical processing procedures to recover biologically active chemicals provide economically appealing food waste prospects. Recent valorization studies and commercial products derived from vegetable processing industrial wastes are discussed in this chapter.