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Abstract

In the Mediterranean region, where olive oil is mostly produced, high amounts of olive oil by-products are generated, which creates an ecological concern, due to their phytotoxic phenolic components (e.g., oleuropein, hydroxytyrosol, tyrosol). However, these compounds also represent a relevant source of antioxidants for health and well-being. The food and beverage, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries can all greatly benefit from the treatment and proper exploitation of olive oil by-products for their health-promoting benefits in various fields. Additionally, recovery and treatment procedures can support effective waste management, which in turn can increase the sustainability of the olive oil sector and result in worthwhile economic advantages. Due to their high phenolic content, olive pomace could be viewed as a good matrix or primary supply of molecules with high added value. The purpose of this review was to give a thorough overview on how the primary solid olive oil by-products, particularly olive pomace, are currently valued through fermentation, emphasizing their applications in several industries—ethanol production, enzyme production, animal feeding, and human nutrition. It was possible to conclude that the olive pomace has a microbiota profile that allows spontaneous fermentation, a process that can increase its value. In addition, its phenolic content and antioxidant activity are relevant to human health; thus, further studies should be carried out in order to implement this process using olive pomace as the main substrate.

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Title
Fermentation as a Strategy to Valorize Olive Pomace, a By-Product of the Olive Oil Industry
Author
Josman Dantas Palmeira 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Araújo, Débora 2 ; Mota, Catarina C 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Alves, Rita C 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; M Beatriz P P Oliveira 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Ferreira, Helena M N 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, REQUIMTE—University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; Microbiology, Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; CESAM—Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; PICTIS—International Platform for Science, Technology and Innovation in Health, University of Aveiro (Portugal) & FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro 1040-360, Brazil 
 UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, REQUIMTE—University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal 
 Microbiology, Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal 
 REQUIMTE/LAQV, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal 
 UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, REQUIMTE—University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; Microbiology, Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal 
First page
442
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
23115637
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2819443235
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.