Tannins are water-soluble natural polyphenols mainly present in plant-based materials, including food. Tannins play a very significant role as a raw material for sustainable green industries. Therefore, they are mainly used in diverse types of industries such as leather, feed, fisheries, beverages, etc. They also find application as potential medicinal agents, antioxidants, metal chelators; and cater as inhibitors of harmful pro-oxidative enzymes and of lipid peroxidation process. Recently, several important properties like antiseptics, anticarcinogenic, and anti-inflammatory of tannins have been documented in the human that make them suitable candidates for pharmaceuticals and nutraceutical industries. Because of current concerns related to synthetic compounds used in the human health and food industries, which leave highly adverse effects on the human body and environment, tannins can offer an alternative to these harmful chemicals in recently emerging industries.
Part of the book: Tannins