Citrus fruits are known for their valuable phytochemicals such as flavonoids, carotenoids, and limonoids. The Punjab province of northwestern India is bestowed with a diversity of citrus cultivars that can be successfully grown. Citrus acreage in region is 60,980 ha, with cultivar Kinnow (Citrus nobilis Lour × Citrus deliciosa Tenora) mandarin comprising 55,470 ha and covering 91% of the total area under citrus fruits (Anonymous, 2020). Similarly, cultivar W. Murcott (Citrus reticulate Blanco × Citrus sinensis L.), a loose-skinned mandarin, is also gaining prominence in this region.Citrus fruits are known to possess several phytochemicals including polyphenols, flavonoids, limonoids, and terpenoids (Lado et al., 2018) and functions as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiaging analgesic, antimutagenicity, antiaging, antimicrobial, and anticancer agents, thus can be utilized for the development of nutritionally safe newer food products Zou et al., 2016). Similarly, phenolic compounds in the flavonoids such as hesperidin and naringenin are related to health benefits (Inan et al., 2017). Additionally, citrus waste, which can be used in food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries, is a valuable byproduct of the citrus industry (Mahato et al., 2018) because it contains several