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Project PID2021-123857OB-I00 financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, the Spanish State Research Agency/10.13039/501100011033/and FEDER. This work has also been financed by the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia through the Seneca Foundation and the European program NextGenerationEU.

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Genus Brassica By-Products Revalorization with Green Technologies to Fortify Innovative Foods: A Scoping Review

Publicated to:Foods. 12 (3): 561- - 2023-02-01 12(3), DOI: 10.3390/foods12030561

Authors: Artes-Hernandez, Francisco; Martinez-Zamora, Lorena; Cano-Lamadrid, Marina; Hashemi, Seyedehzeinab; Castillejo, Noelia

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Univ Murcia, Fac Vet Sci, Dept Food Technol Nutr & Food Sci, Murcia 30071, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Cartagena, Dept Agron Engn, Postharvest & Refrigerat Grp, Murcia 30203, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Cartagena, Inst Plant Biotechnol, Murcia 30203, Spain - Author

Abstract

Food losses and waste reduction are a worldwide challenge involving governments, researchers, and food industries. Therefore, by-product revalorization and the use of key extracted biocompounds to fortify innovative foods seems an interesting challenge to afford. The aim of this review is to evaluate and elucidate the scientific evidence on the use of green technologies to extract bioactive compounds from Brassica by-products with potential application in developing new foods. Scopus was used to search for indexed studies in JCR-ISI journals, while books, reviews, and non-indexed JCR journals were excluded. Broccoli, kale, cauliflower, cabbage, mustard, and radish, among others, have been deeply reviewed. Ultrasound and microwave-assisted extraction have been mostly used, but there are relevant studies using enzymes, supercritical fluids, ultrafiltration, or pressurized liquids that report a great extraction effectiveness and efficiency. However, predictive models must be developed to optimize the extraction procedures. Extracted biocompounds can be used, free or encapsulated, to develop, reformulate, and/or fortify new foods as a good tool to enhance healthiness while preserving their quality (nutritional, functional, and sensory) and safety. In the age of recycling and energy saving, more studies must evaluate the efficiency of the processes, the cost, and the environmental impact leading to the production of new foods and the sustainable extraction of phytochemicals.

Keywords

Biological-activitiesBrassicaceaeBroccoliCabbageCircular economyDietary fiberEnzymesExtractionFood loss and wasteFortificationGlucosinolateMicrowaveNutraceutical contentOptimizatioPhenolic-acidsReformulatioReformulationReutilizationUltrasoundUltrasound-assisted extractionUv-c pretreatment

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Foods due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 38/173, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Food Science & Technology.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.91. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 6.77 (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-26, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 12
  • Scopus: 14
  • Europe PMC: 5
  • OpenCitations: 6

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-26:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 50 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Castillejo Montoya, Noelia).