Periodic Reporting for period 1 - RHAPPLE (Novel biotechnological route for the isolation and investigation of rhamnogalacturonan-I from apple side-streams as model systems)

Globally, up to 40% of food is wasted, resulting in the loss of valuable nutrients and resources. Fruit and vegetable processing alone generates around 50% by-product waste, largely composed of plant cell wall polysaccharides such as pectin. Among pectic components...