TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental and Nutritional Value of Fruit and Vegetable Peels as Animal Feed
T2 - A Comprehensive Review
AU - Haider, Muhammad Wasim
AU - Abbas, Syed Mohsin
AU - Saeed, Muhammad Ahmad
AU - Farooq, Umar
AU - Waseem, Muhammad
AU - Adil, Muhammad
AU - Javed, Muhammad Rizwan
AU - Haq, Izhar ul
AU - Osei Tutu, Crossby
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Author(s). Animal Research and One Health published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
PY - 2025/5
Y1 - 2025/5
N2 - Fruit and vegetable peels are often regarded as waste, leading to their disposal in landfills. As a result, methane gas emissions during the decomposition of waste lead to the loss of potentially valuable resources. Nonetheless, these peels are an abundant source of nutrients, minerals, and vitamins such as dietary fiber, anthocyanins, ascorbic acid, and phenolic compounds, which can enhance animal health and productivity and, as a result, increase the milk and meat production of livestock as well as the drawing power of draught animals. From an environmental perspective, the utilization of peels for animal feed can significantly reduce organic waste accumulation, decrease greenhouse gas emissions associated with waste decomposition, and lower the dependency on conventional feed ingredients such as grains, which are often produced through resource-intensive agricultural practices. To date, no comprehensive review has been found on the nutritional and environmental impact of fruit and vegetable peels as animal feed. This paper aims to explore the nutritional and environmental impact of various kinds of fruit and vegetable peels.
AB - Fruit and vegetable peels are often regarded as waste, leading to their disposal in landfills. As a result, methane gas emissions during the decomposition of waste lead to the loss of potentially valuable resources. Nonetheless, these peels are an abundant source of nutrients, minerals, and vitamins such as dietary fiber, anthocyanins, ascorbic acid, and phenolic compounds, which can enhance animal health and productivity and, as a result, increase the milk and meat production of livestock as well as the drawing power of draught animals. From an environmental perspective, the utilization of peels for animal feed can significantly reduce organic waste accumulation, decrease greenhouse gas emissions associated with waste decomposition, and lower the dependency on conventional feed ingredients such as grains, which are often produced through resource-intensive agricultural practices. To date, no comprehensive review has been found on the nutritional and environmental impact of fruit and vegetable peels as animal feed. This paper aims to explore the nutritional and environmental impact of various kinds of fruit and vegetable peels.
KW - animal feed
KW - by-products
KW - circular economy
KW - food waste
KW - nutrient recycling
KW - waste valorization
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105001432259
U2 - 10.1002/aro2.70002
DO - 10.1002/aro2.70002
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:105001432259
SN - 2835-5075
VL - 3
SP - 149
EP - 164
JO - Animal Research and One Health
JF - Animal Research and One Health
IS - 2
ER -
