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DIAGNÓSTICO DO DESCARTE DE CAROÇOS DE AÇAÍ EM MACAPÁ/AP E SUA UTILIZAÇÃO COMO INCREMENTO DE RENDA DOS BENEFICIADORES

Estudo & Debate, 2022
O processamento do fruto do açaí é uma realidade cultural importante para o desenvolvimento econômico e social da população da região Norte do país, pois é uma fonte de renda e de sustento de milhares de famílias que empreendem no ramo. O Brasil é o país
Marco Johnny de Oliveira do Nascimento, Claudete Rempel   +1 more
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Neuroprotective effects of açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) against diabetic retinopathy

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus describes a metabolic disorder of multiple etiologies, characterized by chronic hyperglycemia, which induces a series of molecular events capable of leading to microvascular damage, affecting the blood vessels of the ...
Edwiges de Fátima de Oliveira, Alódia Brasil, Alódia Brasil, Anderson Manoel Herculano, Matheus A. Rosa, Bruno Duarte Gomes, Fernando Allan de Farias Rocha   +6 more
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Protocol optimization for the detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in açai (Euterpe oleraceae) pulp [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 2021
Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, has often been linked to oral transmission through açai consumption. Molecular methods that allow fast and accurate identification of the pathogen are important for the detection of the presence ...
Gabrielle Virgínia Ferreira CARDOSO, Andrey Carlos do Sacramento de OLIVEIRA, Andréia Silva da SILVA, Marcos Clécio de Lemos SILVA, Joelson Sousa LIMA, Talita Bandeira ROOS, Carina Martins de MORAES   +6 more
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Detection and genotyping of Trypanosoma cruzi from açai products commercialized in Rio de Janeiro and Pará, Brazil

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Several cases of food-borne acute Chagas disease (ACD) have been reported in the Brazilian Amazon so far. Up to 2004, the occurrence of ACD by oral transmission, associated with food consumption, was rare.
Renata Trotta Barroso Ferreira, Maria Luiza Cabral, Ronald Sodré Martins, Paula Finamore Araujo, Sérgio Alves da Silva, Constança Britto, Maria Regina Branquinho, Paola Cardarelli-Leite, Otacilio C. Moreira   +8 more
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Valor nutricional da polpa de açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart) liofilizada Lyophilized açaí pulp (Euterpe oleracea, Mart.) nutritional value

Acta Amazonica, 2008
O Brasil é o maior produtor, consumidor e exportador da bebida açaí produzida a partir dos frutos do açaizeiro. Esta bebida ou a polpa de açaí são normalmente comercializadas a temperatura ambiente ou na forma congelada, levando à perdas nutricionais ...
Ellen Mayra da Silva Menezes, Amanda Thiele Torres, Armando Ubirajara Sabaa Srur   +2 more
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Açaí. [PDF]

, 2020
Açaí. Introdução e importância econômica. Composição química. Clima. Solos. Sistema de produção. Cultivo de açaizeiro em várzea. Manejo de açaizais nativos. Pragas e métodos de controle. Noções básicas para o uso de agrotóxicos.
FIGUEIRÊDO, F. J. C., MÜLLER, A. A., NOGUEIRA, O. L.   +2 more
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Phenolic Profile and the Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antimicrobial Properties of Açaí (Euterpe oleracea) Meal: A Prospective Study

Foods, 2022
The mechanical extraction of oils from Brazilian açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart) produces significant amounts of a byproduct known as “meal”, which is frequently discarded in the environment as waste material.
Anna Paula de Souza Silva, Adriano Costa de Camargo, Josy Goldoni Lazarini, Marcelo Franchin, Janaina de Cassia Orlandi Sardi, Pedro Luiz Rosalen, Severino Matias de Alencar   +6 more
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Evaluation of Microstructure of Açaí Seeds Biomass Untreated and Treated with H2SO4 and NaOH by SEM, RDX and FTIR

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2016
The açaí seed is an abundant byproduct of açaí productive chain, Brazil`s northern region important fruit, especially in Pará and Amazonas states.
J.A.R. Oliveira, A. Komesu, L.H. Martins, R. Maciel Filho   +3 more
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Consumer Power to Change the Food System? A Critical Reading of Food Labels as Governance Spaces: The Case of Acai Berry Superfoods [PDF]

, 2019
This article argues that the marketing claims on food labels are a governance space worthy of critical examination. We use a case study of superfood açaí berry products to illustrate how marketing claims on food labels encapsulate dominant neoliberal ...
Curll, Janine, Johnson, Hope, Parker, Christine   +2 more
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Pesticide prioritization based on risk and model diet proposals for assessing cumulative exposure to pesticide residues in the Brazilian population through food consumption

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
A risk classification of registered pesticides in Brazil was conducted, and the contribution of food to cumulative pesticide exposure was evaluated. Model diets were proposed, based on Brazilian consumption patterns. Abstract BACKGROUND Pesticide residue exposure assessments can be carried out during both the pre‐regulation and post‐regulation phases ...
Bianca Figueiredo de Mendonça Pereira, Bernardete Ferraz Spisso   +1 more
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