Bioactive and agroindustrial potential of Amazonian fruit species: a review
Cogent Food & AgricultureIts high biodiversity makes the Amazon rainforest a strategic place to carry out bioprospecting of fruit and plant species with nutritional, biofunctional, and technological value.
Liceth Natalia Cuéllar Álvarez +3 more
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Phenolic Composition, Antioxidant, and Anti-Proliferative Activities Against Human Colorectal Cancer Cells of Amazonian Fruits Copoazú (Theobroma grandiflorum) and Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) [PDF]
MoleculesAmazonian fruits are a source of bioactive compounds, among which phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and carotenes stand out. These compounds play a crucial role in restoring oxidative balance, consequently reducing the proliferation of cancer cells ...
Sebastián Saldarriaga +5 more
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Amazonian fruits with potential effects on COVID‐19 by inflammaging modulation: A narrative review [PDF]
Journal of Food Biochemistry, 2022 Maria Fernanda Manica- Cattani
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Fermented Beverages from Amazonian Fruits: Nutritional Characteristics and Bioactive Compounds
BeveragesFermented beverages are drinks that undergo a fermentation process involving yeasts, bacteria, or other microbial groups, leading to the conversion of natural sugars into alcohol, acids, and gases.
Patricia Melchionna Albuquerque +2 more
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Minor components in oils obtained from Amazonian palm fruits
Grasas y Aceites, 2013 This study deals with the characterization of minor compounds in oils obtained from the mesocarp of fruits of the main palm species from the State of Amapá, Brazil, i.e.
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Major components in oils obtained from Amazonian palm fruits
Grasas y Aceites, 2013 Native palm trees belong to the Arecaceae family and are among the most useful plant resources in the Amazons. Despite its great diversity and various uses, few species have been study in detail, which makes it necessary to perform more comprehensive ...
M. F. G. Santos +4 more
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Amazonian Fruits as Emerging Value Networks: Insights from Guaviare, Colombia
Agriculture (Switzerland)The methodological frameworks applied in the Colombian Amazon to study emerging agri-food systems are insufficient, as they often employ linear models that fail to recognize the importance of small-scale producer networks that depend on the integration ...
Cesar E Ortiz - Guerrero +1 more
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Amazonian Fruits: An Overview of Nutrients, Calories and Use in Metabolic Disorders
Food and Nutrition Sciences (Print), 2014 Amazonian fruits are outstanding in quality. They are consumed as true delicacies of nature by the Brazilian population. Besides their attractive attributes, i.e. appearance, different textures and distinctive flavors, their nutritional value is diversified in the type of calories and the functional food ingredients. In addition to being very palatable,
Andrade Júnior, Moacir Couto de +1 more
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Impact of the Mode of Extraction on the Lipidomic Profile of Oils Obtained from Selected Amazonian Fruits [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2019 Juliana Erika Cristina Cardona Jaramillo +2 more
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Agronomía Colombiana, 2022 Copoazú (Theobroma grandiflorum), a fruit from the same genus as cacao, and asaí (Euterpe precatoria) a palm fruit, both of Amazonian origin, could promote local economic growth through fruit processing to increase the added value.
Willian Quintero Mendoza +2 more
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