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Amazonian Bacuri (Platonia insignis Mart.) Fruit Waste Valorisation Using Response Surface Methodology [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2021 Bacuri (Platonia insignis Mart) is a species from the Clusiaceae genus. Its fruit pulp is commonly used in South America in several food products, such as beverages, ice cream and candies. Only the pulp of the fruit is used, and the peels and seeds are considered waste from these industries.
Klenicy K. L. Yamaguchi +8 more
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Molecules, 2021 Amazonian fruits are excellent sources of bioactive compounds and can be used in beverages to improve the nutritional and sensorial characteristics. The present study aimed to develop a blend of murici (Byrsonima Crassifolia (L.) Kunth) and taperebá ...
Adriana Aniceto +3 more
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Bioactive Compound Profiling and Antioxidant Activity of Phytelephas tenuicaulis and Other Amazonian Fruits. [PDF]
FoodsThe Amazon region is home to many plant species, many of which have not been studied. The objective was to evaluate the physicochemical properties, bioactive compounds, and antioxidant activity of Phytelephas tenuicalis (tintiuk), Grias neuberthii (apai), Euterpe oleracea (acai), and Mauritia flexuosa (brown moriche).
Coyago-Cruz E +5 more
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Plants, 2023 The extraction and commercialization of palm hearts is the most profitable activity involving the peach palm (Bactris gasipaes), while consumption of its fruits is limited to Amazonian communities.
Yasmin Verçosa Kramer +10 more
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QUALITY INDEX AND HARVEST MATURITY OF Eugenia cibrata FRUITS [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2017 The aim of this study was to characterize and determine the quality index and the harvest maturity of Eugenia cibrata fruits. Fruits were harvested at 39, 41 and 43 days after sprouting and selected by the larger size.
GUIOMAR ALMEIDA SOUSA DINIZ +4 more
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Nutritional and health status of woolly monkeys [PDF]
, 2008 Woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha and L. flavicauda) are threatened species in the wild and in captivity. Numerous zoological institutions have historically kept Lagothrix lagotricha spp., but only a few of them have succeeded in breeding populations.
Ange-van Heugten, K.D. +3 more
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Composition and Nutritive Value of Amazonian Palm Fruits [PDF]
Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 1999 This paper is a contribution to the study of the use of natural resources from tropical moist forests with a view to avoiding deforestation for farming purposes. This study analysed the moisture, fat, protein, ash, total dietary fibre, nitrogen-free extract, and gross energy content of various parts of the fruits of several Amazonian palms belonging ...
I. Escriche +3 more
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New Species of Siparuna (Siparunaceae) III [PDF]
, 2000 Three new species of Siparuna (Siparunaceae) are described, illustrated, and placed in a phylogenetic context: S. gentryana from western Ecuador and adjacent Colombia, S. lozaniana from the western Andes in Colombia, and S.
Hausner, Gerlinde, Renner, Susanne S.
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The management of tree genetic resources and the livelihoods of rural communities in the tropics: non-timber forest products, smallholder agroforestry practices and tree commodity crops [PDF]
, 2015 Products and services provided by trees in forests and farmland support the needs and promote the wellbeing of hundreds of millions of people in the tropics.
Clement, C.R. +10 more
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Molecules, 2023 Açai seeds have been discarded improperly around the Amazonia region, but they can be seen as promising low-cost substrates for fermentation processes. The structural carbohydrates and physicochemical characterization of açai seeds from the Amazonia were
Willen Silva Igreja +5 more
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