Water recyling in fruit and vegetable processing may contribute to decreasing industrial waste and load. Water was recycled for washing orange peel to prepare a high dietary fibre powder using tap water washing as the standard. Total sugar (12.1–13.1%), total dietary fibre (70–71.5%), soluble dietary fibre (21–22%), yield (59–60%), water holding capacity (7.8–8.1 g water g−1 dry matter), colour and microbiological quality of a dry product were not significantly affected when the liquors from pulping and pressing were recycled for washing peel. Recycling liquors from pulping and pressing gave the highest energy (43%) and water (33.4%) savings, respectively.
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