Biological activities of compounds from Avocado (Persea americana) agro-industrial waste: Toward a green and sustainable future

Avocado residues, such as seeds, peels, and leaves, are waste generated by the agri-food industry in large quantities since avocado is a fruit of high 4nutritional value consumed in much of the world. However, the increase in its waste is an environmental problem, so its use represents a viable alternative to this problem. It has been shown that these residues are a great source of bioactive compounds such as phenols, tannins, anthocyanins, and flavonoids, among others, whose application in areas such as health is of great importance since these compounds have characteristics due to their antioxidant nature that give them biological properties such as anticancer, antiviral, antimicrobial, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, and others that have been studied to prevent or counteract diseases and that will be described in this chapter.