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Title: Phenolic plant metabolites as bioactive food and feed additives

Author
item Holser, Ronald
item Hawkins, Samantha
item Kandala, Chari
item BANSOD, BABANKUMAR - New Mexico State University
item PUPPALA, NAVEEN - New Mexico State University

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/28/2014
Publication Date: 8/9/2014
Citation: Holser, R.A., Hawkins, S.A., Kandala, C., Bansod, B., Puppala, N. 2014. Phenolic plant metabolites as bioactive food and feed additives. Meeting Abstract [abstract].

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Functional additives in food and animal feed formulations are gaining acceptance as consumers and producers recognize the health benefits associated with certain natural plant products. Phenolic compounds in particular have emerged as a class of compounds with antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. Small phenolic compounds such as ferulic and coumaric acids are ubiquitous in plants and may be obtained from lignocellulosic biomass while larger phenolic structures such as catechins are available from peanut skins, a by-product of peanut processing. The initiative to develop alternative fuels such as ethanol from biomass presents an opportunity to generate an inexpensive supply of ferulic and coumaric acids as co-products for food and feed applications. Similarly, the availability of peanut skins as a low-cost material from the peanut processing industry provides a source of catechins. The growth of the market for these phenolic compounds is expected to provide additional revenue for peanut processors and bioethanol producers as demand increases for functional additives in the food and feed industries.