1st Edition

Utilization of Food Waste and Byproducts

Edited By Mudasir Ahmad Malik, Kshirod Kumar Dash Copyright 2026
360 Pages 10 Color & 38 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

In the food processing industries, large quantities of wastes and byproducts are generated, which have strong negative consequences for the environment. Proper utilization of these wastes and byproducts, however, could convert these byproducts and wastes in a valuable products, help to reduce food waste disposal costs, and help to mitigate environmental problems. This new volume, Utilization of... Read more

Preface

Introduction

1. Utilization of Food Wastes and By-Products: An Overview

Sakshi, Manisha Thakur, Shumaila Jan, Khalid Bashir, Mudasir Ahmad Malik, and Kulsum Jan

 

2. Pulses: Wastes, By-Products, and Utilization

Radha Kushwaha and Devinder Kaur

 

3. Oilseeds: Wastes, By-Products and Utilization

Mariya Nayeem and Aasima Rafiq

 

4. Vegetables: Wastes, By-Products, and Utilization

Ria Ahuja and Kunal Bhardwaj

 

5. Fruits: Wastes, By-Products, and Utilization

Ranjana Verma, Nilakshi Chauhan, Preeti Choudhar, Abha Anand, and Farhan M. Bhat

 

6. Citrus Fruits: Wastes, By-Products and Utilization

Ruby Pandey, Moirangthem Kalpana Devi, Vivek Kumar, and Jithender Bhukya

 

7. Sugarcane: Wastes, By-Products, and Utilization

Vivek Kumar, Anwesa Sarkar, Ruby Pandey, and Moirangthem Kalpana Devi

 

8. Brewer’s Spent Grain: Wastes, By-Products, and Utilization

Neha Sharma, Manmeet Kaur, and Mohini Prabha Singh

 

9. Meat: Wastes, By-Products, and Utilization

Palak Mahajan and Mudasir Ahmad Malik

 

10. Poultry: Wastes, By-Products, and Utilization

Darakhshan Tahseen Siddiqui, Sweta Joshi, Nazia Tabassum, and Gazia Nasir

 

11. Coffee: Wastes, By-Products, and Utilization

Pir Mohammad Junaid, Kamalish M., Shruthi P., and Sadaf Zaidi

 

12. Chili: Wastes, By-Products, and Utilization

Shakira, Arooj Mattoo, Tajamul Rouf Shah, Sajad Ahmad Sofi, Khalid Muzzafer, Hilal Ahmad Makroo, B. N. Dar, and Darakshan Majid

 

13.  Aquaculture-Based Wastes, By-Products, and Their Utilization

Harshavardhan Dhulipalla, Olivia Francis, Aneeta Babu, Mrinmoy Roy, Radheshyam B. Bajad, and Irshaan Syed

 

14.  Enzymatic Treatment of Food Processing Wastes

Anwesa Sarkar, Vivek Kumar, and Moirangthem Kalpana Devi

 

15.  Microbiological Treatment of Food Processing Wastes 

Pinki Saini and Anchal Singh

Index

Biography

Mudasir Ahmad Malik, PhD, is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Engineering and Technology at the Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering and Technology, Malda, West Bengal, India. He has a number of international publications in the field of food technology in reputed peer-reviewed journals. He has worked on buckwheat starch during his MTech program and sunflower proteins isolates during his PhD program. He has participated in a number of national and international conferences related to food technology. He is currently working on the utilization of food wastes from food industries for the development of value-added products. He has worked at a number of universities in India before joining his current institute. He is an expert in food engineering, food chemistry, fruits and vegetables, and cereal and pulses. He completed his BTech in Food Technology at Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, and MTech and PhD in Food Engineering and Technology at Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, India.

Kshirod Kumar Dash, PhD, is working as a Professor in the Department of Food Engineering and Technology at the Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology (GKCIET), Malda, West Bengal, India. Previously, he worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Tezpur University, Assam, India. He has guided several postgraduate and doctoral students and published more than 50 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and book chapters in edited volumes. He is a life member of several professional bodies in India and a member of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), USA. Dr. Dash research interests include food process engineering, unit operations in food processing, fluid mechanics, and heat and mass transfer in food processing. He completed his BTech in Agricultural Engineering at the College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar, and his MTech in Dairy and Food Engineering and PhD in Food Process Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. Dr. Dash earned his postdoctoral degree from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.