Strawberry Tree Fruits and Leaves (Arbutus unedo L.) as Raw Material for Sustainable Functional Food Processing: A Review

The strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) is a Mediterranean plant known for the traditional use of its fruits and leaves due to their health benefits. Thus, it has been used years in folk medicine relieve various conditions such as urological kidney problems, dermatological, cardiovascular gastrointestinal diseases. are traditionally making jams, jellies, strong alcoholic beverages, while mostly preparing tea. Since were more researched, previous results indicated that they have important biological effects, so further research should focus on fruits. Due chemical composition, rich polyphenolic profile potential derived from it, great prospects production functional foods nutraceuticals. However, plant’s underutilized terms processing. Therefore, this review summarizes properties A. possible benefits processing with respect agricultural, nutritive, economic values.