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Obtention of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis Linneo) Seed Oil Microcapsules as a Strategy for the Valorization of Amazonian Fruits: Physicochemical, Morphological, and Controlled Release Characterization. [PDF]

Foods, 2022
Rodríguez-Cortina A, Rodríguez-Cortina J, Hernández-Carrión M.   +2 more
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Extraction approach of biocompounds from Capsicum chinense Jacq., Euterpe oleracea Mart., and Bixa orellana L. from the Colombian Amazon

Vitae
Background: Amazonian fruits stand out as promising resources. Beyond their nutritional properties, which classify them as superfoods, they contain bioactive compounds with significant added-value potential for various industries.
Mildred Fernanda Lemus Perez, Laura Marcela Bonilla Becerra, Aida Juliana Martínez León, María Fernanda Herreño Barbosa , Manuel Salvador Rodriguez Susa   +4 more
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First record of Phidotricha erigens Ragonot, 1888 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) as a pest in coffee plants in the world and Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Millière, 1867) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Amazonian Robusta in Brazil

Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical
In the coffee farming of the Rondônia state, Brazil, population outbreaks and economic losses associated with the rosette caterpillar have been increasingly frequent.
Vando Miossi Rondelli, Caren Catiele de Carvalho Rodrigues, José Nilton Medeiros Costa, Jairo Rafael Machado Dias   +3 more
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Multi-ethnic origins in everyday fishing in the brazilian Amazon: contributions to a multidisciplinary project

Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas, 2006
The present text is version of a conference pronounced in the Department of Genetics of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), in the landmark of the subject Amazonian populations yesterday, today and perspectives for the future.
Lourdes Gonçalves Furtado
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Spray drying of buriti oil-in-water emulsions as potential systems for the delivery of bioactive compounds

Applied Food Research
Buriti, a native palm from the Amazonian rainforest, is a source of high-quality oil due to its high content of oleic acid and lipophilic antioxidant compounds such as β-carotene.
Greilis Quintero-Gamero, Francis S. Sánchez-Garzón, Aureliano Rodríguez-Cortina, María Hernández-Carrión, Luz Stella Nerio   +4 more
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Bertholletia excelsa Humboldt & Bonpland (Lecythidaceae): morphological aspects of fruit, seed and seedling [PDF]

Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2006
Bertholletia excelsa Humboldt & Bonpland is a tree that can reach up to 50m, known popularly as brazilian nut and castanha-do-pará, it happens in the whole Amazonian area; characteristic of the high forests, their nuts or seeds are very appreciated ...
João Ubiratan Moreira dos Santos, Maria de Nazaré do Carmo Bastos, Ely Simone Cajueiro Gurge, Ana Cristina Magalhães Carvalho   +3 more
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Optimization of the encapsulation of arazá pulp by spray drying: Physicochemical, morphological and in vitro digestion studies

Applied Food Research
Arazá, is an amazonian fruit considered as a good source of bioactive compounds such as ascorbic acid, with a high perishability. To preserve these compounds and their antioxidant activity, its pulp was spray dryed using mixtures of soy protein isolate ...
Greilis Quintero-Gamero, Francis S. Sánchez-Garzón, Aureliano Rodríguez-Cortina, María Hernández-Carrión, Luz Stella Nerio   +4 more
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Valorization of Amazonian Fruit Biomass for Biosurfactant Production and Nutritional Applications

Biomass
Processing economically and socio-culturally significant Amazonian fruits—andiroba (Carapa guianensis Aubl.), açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.), and babassu (Attalea speciosa Mart. ex Spreng.)—generates substantial biomass waste, posing critical environmental and waste management challenges.
Alan Moura Feio, Giulian César da Silva Sá, Alexandre Orsato, Karoline Leite, Lucas Mariano Siqueira Pimentel, Joane de Almeida Alves, Glenda Soares Gomes, Evelly Oliveira Ramos, Cristina M. Quintella, Sinara Pereira Fragoso, José Augusto Pires Bitencourt, Emilly Cruz da Silva, Sidnei Cerqueira dos Santos   +12 more
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Nutritional Composition, Volatile Compounds, and Phenolic Constituents of Ficus mathewsii and Ficus benjamina Infructescences (Moraceae)

Molecules
Ficus species are recognized for their nutritional and phytochemical diversity; however, the infructescences of Ficus benjamina and Ficus mathewsii remain underutilized.
Josias Martins Dos Anjos Cruz, Débora Nogueira Cavalcante, Renilto Frota Corrêa, Jerusa Araújo Quintão Arantes Faria, Jaime Paiva Lopes Aguiar, Francisca Das Chagas Do Amaral Souza, Edgar Aparecido Sanches, Pedro Henrique Campelo, Jaqueline De Araújo Bezerra   +8 more
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A Multifaceted Exploration of the Biological Properties of Three Amazonian Fruit Seeds

Seeds of Arazá and Acai, in addition to the byproduct of the Sacha inchi seed, after the extraction of the oil known as Sacha Inchi oil press-cake (SIOPC), are considered wastes and often discarded; however, they have valuable potential as sources of nutrients and bioactive compounds. We aimed to analyze, the bromatological, and chemical composition of
Claudia Cristina Pérez Jaramillo, Jonh Jairo Méndez Arteaga, Liceth N. Cuéllar Álvarez, Walter Murillo Arango   +3 more
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