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Benefits of a Pequi Oil Formulation for Skin: A Clinical Study Using Instrumental Measurements and Sensorial Perception

Cosmetics
Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) oil is a lipid-rich natural ingredient with potential cosmetic applications, but its time-dependent clinical effects on skin remain underexplored.
Letícia Kakuda, Wanderley Pereira Oliveira, Patricia Maria Berardo Gonçalves Maia Campos   +2 more
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Inclusion of pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Cambess.) oil in the diet of horses subjected to physical exercise in a semiarid environment

Semina: Ciências Agrárias
The inclusion of vegetable oils in equine diets aims to meet energy demands and replace grains. This study evaluated the effects of pequi oil on apparent digestibility, intake, ingestive behavior, and blood and physiological parameters of horses ...
Mérida Layara Xavier Costa, Maria Dulcinéia Costa, Vicente Ribeiro Rocha Júnior, José Reinaldo Mendes Ruas, Daniel Ananias de Assis Pires, Virgílio Mesquita Gomes, Laura Lúcia dos Santos Oliveira, Adalgiza Souza Carneiro Rezende, Louíza Lourrane Mendes Pereira, Flávio Pinto Monção   +9 more
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Exploring Lignans, a Class of Health Promoting Compounds, in a Variety of Edible Oils from Brazil. [PDF]

Foods, 2022
Lignans, a group of polyphenols, have been identified in eight cold pressed oils from fruits, nuts, and seeds, retrieved from the Brazilian market. The oils under investigation were avocado, Brazilian nut, canola, coconut, grapeseed, macadamia, palm, and
Tardugno R, Cicero N, Costa R, Nava V, Vadalà R.   +4 more
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Chemical composition of pequi essential oil (Caryocar brasiliense) and nematicidal activity in the control of Meloidogyne javanica

Revista Ceres, 2023
The phytonematodes seriously harm plants worldwide, reducing agricultural productivity, especially root-knot nematodes, genus Meloidogyne. An alternative form of control for this pathogen is the use of essential oils, which have a complex mixture of ...
Átila Alves Marques, Bruno Nogueira de Sousa, Nathália Nascimento Guimarães, Carla de Moura Martins, Rodrigo Vieira da Silva   +4 more
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Ovarian function and pregnancy of dairy goats supplemented with pequi oil [PDF]

International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology, 2020
The objective of the work in question was to evaluate the ovarian function of Saanen goats supplemented with pequi oil. The experiment was carried out at the IFCE Ovine Caprinoculture vivarium, campus Crato. Eight pure Saanen goats were used, weighing an
Maria Clementina Rodrigues Gomes, V. A. Vieira, G. L. Lima, E. Vieira, Tamiris da Cruz da Silva, Aline Gomes de Andrade, Janiele Santos de Araújo, Lorrane Raíssa Geraldo de Lima, Thais Silva Siqueira Nascimento, Felipe dos Santos Alencar, Marcus Roberto Góes Ferreira Costa   +10 more
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Powdered jaboticaba peel and pequi oil: Effect on the encapsulation of L. reuteri by double emulsion-extrusion technique and evaluation of in vitro prebiotic effects

The Microbe
Jabuticaba (Myrciaria jaboticaba) and pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) are Brazilian native fruits rich in anthocyanins and carotenoids, respectively, with potential functional effects for human health and probiotic metabolism.
Marina F. Cedran, Fábio J. Rodrigues, Hélia H. Sato, Juliano L. Bicas   +3 more
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DETERMINATION OF Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn AND FREE FATTY ACIDS IN PEQUI OIL

Química Nova, 2016
Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.), a typical fruit of the Brazilian Cerrado, is an important source of micronutrients and fatty acids. In this work, a new approach for the acid digestion (using H2SO4, HNO3 and H2O2) of pequi oil samples and the ...
Aparecida M. S. Mimura, Lara P. Faza, Rafael Marques, Mireille Le Hyaric, Marcone A. L. de Oliveira, Julio C. J. Silva   +5 more
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Physicochemical and spectroscopical investigation of Pequi (Caryocar coriaceum Wittm.) pulp oil

Grasas y Aceites, 2010
This work describes the physicochemical characterization of the fruit pulp oil of Caryocar coriaceum (Wittm), “pequi.” The chemical composition was assessed by GLC, which demonstrated the following fatty acid contents: oleic (55.79%), palmitic (34.18 ...
Diniz M. Sena, Fabíola F.G. Rodrigues, Paulo T.C. Freire, S. G. de Lima, Henrique D.M. Coutinho, Juan C.L. Carvajal, José G.M. da Costa   +6 more
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Antioxidant effect of the pequi oil (Caryocar brasiliense) on the hepatic tissue of rats trained by exhaustive swimming exercises

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2018
Increased oxygen consumption and activation of specific metabolic pathways during or after physical exercise lead to the formation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species.
A. F. Vale, H. H. Ferreira, E. J. Benetti, A. C. S. Rebelo, A. C. R. Figueiredo, E. C. Barbosa, K. Simões   +6 more
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Traditional knowledge and uses of the Caryocar brasiliense Cambess. (Pequi) by “quilombolas” of Minas Gerais, Brazil: subsidies for sustainable management [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2017
Local knowledge of biodiversity has been applied in support of research focused on utilizing and management of natural resources and promotion of conservation.
L. C. L. Pinto, L. M. O. Morais, A. Q. Guimarães, E. D. Almada, P. M. Barbosa, M. A. Drumond   +5 more
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