Abstract

Citrus fruits are prized in Pakistan and some species such as Kinnow belonging to C. reticulata with high quality were popular. Nowadays, the usages of Citrus fruits are mainly focused on the eating value, and peels as agro industrial byproduct usually are thrown as garbage. In fact, such peels are abundance in biological ingredients such as essential oils, flavonoids, limonoids, alkaloids, fatty acids, coumarins, etc., which have important usages in pharmaceutics, foods, cosmetics, etc. As a result, how to make full use of Citrus peels is a challenging task in Pakistan also in the world. The work focuses on use and awareness of the importance of Citrus commercially as well as best community health provider.

Keywords: Citrus; Peels Essential Oils; Flavonoids; Limonoids; Alkaloids; Pakistan

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Citation

Citation: Jian Wang., et al. “How to Make Use of the Citrus Peels in Pakistan". Acta Scientific Agriculture 5.11 (2021): 06-08.

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