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Valorization of spent coffee grounds and their applications in food science

Current Research in Food Science
Spent coffee grounds are generated in large quantities as a byproduct of coffee consumption. While often discarded as waste, spent coffee grounds still contain valuable bioactive compounds, including caffeine, chlorogenic acids, and polyphenols, along with dietary fiber, proteins, and essential minerals. Because of these nutritional properties, current
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The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong, Lukas Kornher, Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, Aslihan Arslan   +3 more
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Composting a Mixture of Cactus Pear Pruning Waste and Spent Coffee Grounds: The Chemical Evaluation of Organic Fertilizer in Response to Basil Quality and Growth

Horticulturae
In specialized orchards, approximately 6–10 tons/hectare of cactus pear pruning waste and 60 million tons of spent coffee grounds are estimated to be produced each year worldwide.
Paolo Roberto Di Palma, Giulio Gazzola, Silvia Procacci, Oliviero Maccioni, Maria Rita Montereali, Valentina Tolaini, Margherita Canditelli, Loretta Bacchetta   +7 more
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Functionality Analysis of Spent Coffee Ground Extracts Obtained by the Hydrothermal Method

Journal of Chemistry, 2019
Coffee is a popular beverage all over the world, but spent coffee grounds (SCGs) constituting almost 75% of original beans are usually considered waste and disposed off.
Chin-Tung Wu, Dinesh Chandra Agrawal, Wen-Ying Huang, Hsiu-Cheng Hsu, Shang-Jhen Yang, Shu-Ling Huang, Yung-Sheng Lin   +6 more
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Spent coffee ground characterization, pelletization test and emissions assessment in the combustion process. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2021
Colantoni A, Paris E, Bianchini L, Ferri S, Marcantonio V, Carnevale M, Palma A, Civitarese V, Gallucci F.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Unveiling the Impact of Digitized Supply Chains on Reducing Food Loss and Waste: A Multiple Case Study of Italian Agri‐Food Firms

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food loss and waste (FLW) within agri‐food supply chains significantly impact the consumer economy, depleting natural resources and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, thereby posing a critical challenge to sustainable development. Digital transformation is increasingly recognised as a key lever for reducing FLW in agri‐food supply ...
Stefano Abbate, Piera Centobelli
wiley   +1 more source

Production and characterization of thermostable acidophilic β-mannanase from Aureobasidium pullulans NRRL 58524 and its potential in mannooligosaccharide production from spent coffee ground galactomannan. [PDF]

3 Biotech, 2022
Ibrahim SNMM, Bankeeree W, Prasongsuk S, Punnapayak H, Lotrakul P.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Prohibited Plants: Converging Sustainability Transitions and Local Development in ‘Left‐Behind Places’

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between sustainability transitions and local development through the case of Colombia's medicinal cannabis industry. It highlights how neglecting place‐specific needs and development expectations can hinder equitable transitions and reinforce existing socio‐economic disparities.
Diana Morales, Mónica Ramos‐Mejía
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The Valorization of Spent Coffee Ground Extract as a Prospective Insecticidal Agent against Some Main Key Pests of Phaseolus vulgaris in the Laboratory and Field. [PDF]

Plants (Basel), 2022
Hussein H, Abouamer W, Ali H, Elkhadragy M, Yehia H, Farouk A.   +5 more
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Tracking Post‐Consumer Packaging Plastics With Global Positioning Systems: Pilot Study in Malaysia

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Landfilling and the mismanagement of packaging plastic waste pose significant challenges in developing countries, especially in Southeast Asia. There is an empirical gap in plastic waste management data, which is largely handled by informal players despite established municipal solid waste collection systems.
Shafeeq Ahmed Syed Ali, I. M. S. K. Ilankoon, Ammar Ehsan Bin Omar, Lian Zhang, Jully Tan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source