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Estudo químico das sementes do Cupuaçu [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 1975
Resumo A análise comparativa das sementes das Sterculiaceas cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum Schum.) e cacau (Theobroma cacao L.) mostrou, com respeito à gordura, diferenças apenas com respeito à composição quantitativa da fração ácida dela liberada ...
M. N. Lima Vasconcelos, M. Leão da Silva, J. G. Soares Maia, O. R. Gottlieb   +3 more
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Optimized Production of Fungal Polygalacturonase Using Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum) Peel as Substrate and Its Effect on Clarification of Cupuaçu Juice

Beverages
Pectinolytic enzymes play a key role in many beverages manufacturing processes, improving their clarification and filtration steps. Fungal pectinases are considered promising green catalysts for industrial applications, and they can be produced using ...
Lucas de S. Falcão, Trisha E. de A. Monteiro, Thaís S. do Amaral, Sthéfanny C. M. Azevedo, Bárbara N. Batista, António M. Jordão, Patrícia M. Albuquerque   +6 more
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The Content of Dietary Melatonin in 119 Food Items and Its Relationship With Chronic Diseases: Results of the CUME+ Study. [PDF]

J Hum Nutr Diet
ABSTRACT Background Dietary melatonin, naturally occurring in plant‐ and animal‐based foods, has been linked to beneficial effects on sleep, mood and metabolic health. Although evidence suggests that food‐derived melatonin may elevate circulating levels, few studies have assessed its intake through habitual diets or explored associations with chronic ...
Zanirate GA, Bressan J, Leal ACG, Pimenta AM, Hermsdorff HHM.   +4 more
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Biocultural Determinants of Mothers' Complementary Feeding Decisions in the Urban Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]

Am J Hum Biol
ABSTRACT Objective Complementary feeding (CF) occurs during a critical period of infant growth and development with life‐long health implications. Despite international efforts, there remains significant variation in the adequacy of complementary diets across settings. In Brazil, there is marked variation in adherence to CF guidelines and infant growth
Piperata BA, Fannin SF, Cestonaro T, Brito-Azevedo AC, de Cássia Tavares da Silva V, Mendonça Freire Pereira J, Bittencourt Tavares Oliveira R.   +6 more
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Excess Weight Among Adults Living in the Coastal Brazilian Amazon: Prevalence, Determinants, and Interventions. [PDF]

Am J Hum Biol
ABSTRACT Excess weight is a global public health issue related to the accumulation of body fat and can be caused by various factors. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of excess weight among adults living in a coastal area of the Brazilian Amazon. Methods.
Costa FF, Dos Santos Silva KB, Simeone D, Guerreiro JF, Rodrigues RAC, Oliveira-Filho AB.   +5 more
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The distribution of bushmeat mammals in unflooded forests of the Central Amazon is influenced by poaching proxies

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2023., 2023
Our study focuses on investigating the impact of anthropogenic factors on the occupancy of medium and large mammals in unflooded forests of the Central Amazon. Through a camera trapping survey conducted across 47 sampling sites during the dry season, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the influence of anthropogenic stressors on mammal occupancy ...
Gilson de Souza Ferreira Neto, Fabricio Beggiato Baccaro, Matthew J. Phillips, Rodrigo Lima Massara   +3 more
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Exploration of agricultural residue ash as a solid green heterogeneous base catalyst for biodiesel production

Engineering Reports, Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023
Transesterification of vegetable oils with homogeneous catalyst for biodiesel synthesis is considered to have a promising future, but it is nonrenewable and hazardous. High production cost, in terms of feedstock oil and catalyst acquisition is one of the major challenges facing the global commercialization of biodiesel.
Christopher Tunji Oloyede, Simeon Olatayo Jekayinfa, Abass Olanrewaju Alade, Oyetola Ogunkunle, Nsikak‐Abasi Ubohon Otung, Opeyeolu Timothy Laseinde   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cupuaçu tree genotype selection for an agroforestry system environment in the Amazon [PDF]

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2021
: The objective of this work was to select cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum) tree progenies and individuals based on their agronomic traits, and, indirectly, to identify those adapted to an agroforestry system (AFS) environment in the Brazilian Amazon ...
Rafael Moysés Alves, Saulo Fabrício da Silva Chaves, Rodrigo Silva Alves, Thalita Gomes dos Santos, Dênmora Gomes de Araújo, Marcos Deon Vilela Resende   +5 more
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Efeito da temperatura e taxa de cisalhamento nas propriedades de escoamento da polpa de Cupuaçu (T. grandiflorum Schum) integral Effect of temperature and shear rate in the properties of whole flow Cupuassu pulp (Theobroma grandiflorum)

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2008
O comportamento reológico da polpa de cupuaçu integral foi determinado na faixa de temperatura de 10 a 60ºC. Os efeitos da temperatura e da taxa de deformação foram avaliados por meio de testes em cisalhamento estacionário.
Gilvanete Maria Ferreira, Maria José de Oliveira Cavalcanti Guimarães, Maria Cristina Antun Maia   +2 more
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Desempenho de ovinos em confinamento recebendo dietas com torta de cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum schum., sterculiaceae)

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2023
Esse estudo avaliou o efeito da inclusão da torta de cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum Schum.) na alimentação de ovinos em confinamento. Foram avaliados o consumo (em kg dia-1, % PV e kg PV-0, 75), ganho de peso, conversão alimentar, medidas morfométricas
Célia Maria Costa Guimarães, Eziquiel de Morais, Laurena Silva Rodrigues, Luciano Fernandes Sousa, Stefano Juliano Tavares de Andrade, José de Brito Lourenço Júnior, André Guimarães Maciel e Silva   +6 more
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