Article
Tomato By-Products, a Source of Nutrients for the Prevention and Reduction of Malnutrition
Nutrients
(2022)
Abstract
Malnutrition is a global phenomenon that mainly affects children under five years old,
the elderly and food insecure people. It can be linked to undernourishment or overnutrition. To
prevent it, a healthy and balanced diet, rich in energy and micronutrients, is necessary. The objective
of this study was to evaluate the nutritional composition and contribution of tomato by-products
to prevent and reduce malnutrition. Thus, standard methods were used for proximate composition
and bioactive compounds. Results showed that tomato by-products are rich in macronutrients and
micronutrients capable of preventing undernutrition and reducing the incidence of the effects of
overnutrition. The average carbohydrate, protein and lipid contents were 15.43%, 11.71% and 5.4%
(DM) in peels and for seeds the contents were 58.75%, 15.4% and 22.2%, respectively. The average
energy values were 280.47 kcal/100 g and 472.8 kcal/100 g DM for peels and seeds, respectively.
The main minerals found were, in decreasing order, potassium, magnesium, sodium, iron and zinc.
High contents of phenolic compounds, lycopene, -carotene and vitamin C were also found in these
by-products. They also presented important antioxidant activities. Due to their nutritional and
bioactive compounds, tomato by-products may be included in functional food formulation programs
to reduce the incidence of nutritional diseases.
Keywords
- Tomato,
- nutritional value,
- by-product,
- bioactive compound,
- phytonutrients,
- antioxidant Activity
Disciplines
Publication Date
Summer July 13, 2022
DOI
https://doi.org/ 10.3390/nu14142871
Citation Information
Kabakdé KABORE, KIESSOUN KONATÉ, Abdoudramane SANOU, Hemayoro SAMA, et al.. "Tomato By-Products, a Source of Nutrients for the Prevention and Reduction of Malnutrition" Nutrients Vol. 14 Iss. 2871 (2022) p. 1 - 16 ISSN: 2072-6643 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dicko/141/
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