Towards chemical characterization and possible applications of jucara fruit: an approach to remove Euterpe edulis Martius from the extinction list.

ABSTRACT: Juçara (Euterpe edulis Martius) is a palm widely distributed in the Atlantic Forest. It produces a non-climacteric, black-violet small fruit similar to the Amazonian açaí (Euterpe precatoria). The fruit is known as superfruit because it presents chemical characteristics of great importance, such as anthocyanins content. Regarding bioactive compounds and antioxidant scavenging capacity, it presents high anthocyanin (634.26 to 2,929 mg of cyanidin-3-glucoside 100 g^-1) and total phenolic compounds (415.1 to 9,778.20 mg equivalents of gallic acid 100 g^-1) contents. The soluble solid content ranges from 3.0 to 4.9% and its pH is higher than other tropical fruits (4.8 to 5.6). Despite the rich bioactive compound content of juçara fruits, this plant has

SUBMITTER: Cunha de Souza Pereira D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9873873 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature