Innovative valorization of cookie by-products for sustainable production of prebiotic fructo-oligosaccharides

[Excerpt] Food industries generate significant amounts of by-products, contributing to waste and inefficiencies. ln the cookie production sector, large volumes of sucrose-rich by-products are discarded, representing an untapped resource for value-added applications. A sustainable alternative is to repurpose these by-products for the production of functional ingredients, reducing waste while enhancing economic and environmental sustainability.