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Tucumã-do-amazonas Astrocaryum tucuma Martius.

, 2018
Ecologia. Época de flor e fruto. Densidade. Produção. Valor econômico. Uso. Diferenças entre o tucumã-do-amazonas e o tucumã-do-pará. Nutrição. O sanduíche de tucumã é moda em Manaus. Caça. Inventário de tucumazeiros.
COSTA, J. R. da, COSTA, J. A., LEEUWEN, J. van   +2 more
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Exploring the potential of ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) seed fat

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, Volume 20, Issue 4, Page 1950-1962, July/August 2026.
Abstract Ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) fat is an important income source for Amazonian communities. Local businesses typically process whole seeds for fat extraction; however, seed structural integrity may influence extraction efficiency and fat quality.
Juan David Marmolejo Tascón, Eduardo Macedo de Melo, Jane Mara Block, Cristiano José de Andrade, Sandra Regina Salvador Ferreira   +4 more
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Substituição do milho pelo farelo de Tucumã em rações para poedeiras comerciais leves

, 2023
The present study aimed to evaluate the replacement of corn by tucumã meal in diets for commercial laying hens on performance, egg quality and economic viability analysis. The experimental period during 84 days, with four cycles of 21 days each.
Silva, André Ferreira, Cruz, Frank George Guimarães, Rufino, João Paulo Ferreira, Guimarães, Cristiane Cunha, Costa, Valcely da Rocha, Melo, Ramon Duque   +5 more
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Carotenoid composition in oils obtained from palm fruits from the Brazilian Amazon

Grasas y Aceites, 2015
The oils obtained from native palm fruits are considered new sources of high added value phytochemicals, making it necessary to know the composition of the less studied species in order to evaluate their economic potential. The objective of this study is
M. F.G. Santos, R. E. Alves, M. Roca
doaj   +1 more source

Aspectos nutritivos de alguns frutos da Amazonia () [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 1980
Resumo As frutas amazônicas, tucumã, açaí, buriti, pupunha, piquiá, mari, caiaué, patauá, uxi, sapota, sorva e abricó foram analisados quanto aos níveis de proteína, gordura, fibra, carboidratos, energia, caroteno e zinco.
Jaime Paiva Lopes Aguiar, Helyde Albuquerque Marinho, Yolanda Silva Rebêlo, Roger Shrimpton   +3 more
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Vanishing Treasures: Climate Change Steals Amazonian Coastal Livelihoods—A Cry from the Frontlines of Marajó Island

Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.
In our study, we demonstrate how climate change is degrading fisheries and forest resources in Marajó Island's coastal communities, where we found younger residents and urban‐proximate groups express the strongest concerns. We document how warming temperatures and erratic rainfall are threatening traditional livelihoods, food security, and cultural ...
Davison M. S. Assis, Thyago G. Miranda, Ana C. C. Tavares‐Martins, Bruno S. Godoy   +3 more
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Amazonian Native Palm Fruits as Sources of Antioxidant Bioactive Compounds

Antioxidants, 2015
The Amazon region has many sources of fruits, especially native ones not yet explored, but which have some potential for use, as is the case with certain palms.
Mary de Fátima Guedes dos Santos, Rosa Virginia Soares Mamede, Maria do Socorro Moura Rufino, Edy Sousa de Brito, Ricardo Elesbão Alves   +4 more
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Substrate disinfection methods on the production and nutritional composition of a wild oyster mushroom from the Amazon

Ciência e Agrotecnologia, 2021
One of the most expensive steps in mushroom production is the disinfection of the substrate. This study aimed to evaluate different methods of disinfecting various substrates used in the cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus from the Amazon. P.
Lorena Vieira Bentolila de Aguiar, Ceci Sales-Campos, Paula Romenya dos Santos Gouvêa, Bazilio Frasco Vianez, Eustáquio Souza Dias, Larissa Ramos Chevreuil   +5 more
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Characterization of Powdered Roasted Açaí Seeds (Euterpe oleracea Mart.): Impact on Bioactive Compounds and Nutritional Potential [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
Roasting enhanced the functional potential of açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) seeds, yielding a fiber‐rich powder with relevant minerals and bioactive compounds. Both lipid and aqueous extracts showed high phenolic contents and antioxidant activity, while the lipid fraction provided vitamin E‐active compounds and valuable fatty acids.
da Silva Magalhães R, Pereira G, Fraga S, de Souza P, Sobral D, Morgano M, de Almeida Meirelles A, Maximo G, Batista E, Sampaio K.   +9 more
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Prospecção e quantificação de carotenoides em frutos de tucumã-do-pará. [PDF]

, 2020
Os frutos de tucumã-do-pará vêm se destacando quantitativamente como uma importante fonte de carotenoides, contudo, a variabilidade entre indivíduos conservados em banco de germoplasma indicam também, em razão das tonalidades de cores observadas, uma ...
DANTAS, K. das G. F., CARDOSO, T. N., OLIVEIRA, M. do S. P. de, ABREU, L. F.   +3 more
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