VTT develops use of berry seeds in cosmetics
The husks of berry seeds have properties worth using in cosmetics to prevent the growth of harmful microbes. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a method of recovering active substances from seed husks.When manufacturing juice, the food industry produces large amounts of press cakes containing a range of useful compounds for the skin, such as polyphenols known for their antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. Until now, the industry has largely confined itself to extracting seed oil from press cake. Despite the potential for new product concepts, no other high-value-
