Technological, nutritional and functional potential of by-product flours from the production chain of Cambuci (Campomanesia phaea) and passion fruit from Caatinga (Passiflora cincinnata Mast.)

• Grant number: 23/17076-1
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: July 01, 2024
• End date: June 30, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Food Science and Technology - Food Science
• Agreement: CONFAP - National Council of State Research Support Foundations
• Principal Investigator: Mário Roberto Maróstica Junior
• Grantee: Mário Roberto Maróstica Junior
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos (FEA). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• City of the host institution: Campinas
• Associated researchers: Erik Galvão Paranhos da Silva ; Fábio Fernandes de Araújo ; Juliano Lemos Bicas ; Marcelo Franco

Abstract

The project aims to integrate research groups from the states of Bahia (UFBA and UESC) and São Paulo (UNICAMP) in order to investigate the technological, nutritional and functional potential of flours obtained from the fibrous residue of native Caatinga fruits (Passiflora cincinnata Mast., known as Caatinga passion fruit) and Atlantic Forest (Campomanesia phaea, known as cambuci). These fruits have economic and social importance for the states of Bahia and São Paulo as they are produced by small family farming producers and/or cooperatives in agroforestry systems, generating employment and income for populations outside large urban centers. In this sense, it is proposed to use the by-products of these fruits to prepare particulate material, here called flour, and subsequently evaluate their nutritional potential (macro and micronutrients), functional in vitro and in vivo (antioxidant, prebiotic activity, effects on Glucose and Insulin tolerance and on cognition) and technological (substrate for obtaining pectins and oligosaccharides through enzymatic technology and high-intensity ultrasound). Therefore, this project is aligned with the premises of sustainability and innovation by proposing the use of by-products from the native fruit production chain by applying innovative technology in order to develop products with nutritional and functional appeal. (AU)

Scientific publications

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REZENDE, BIANCA B.; VECCHI, ANA CLARA T.; MAROSTICA JR, MARIO R.; CAGNON, VALERIA H. A.; MONTICO, FABIO. Differential effects of jaboticaba peel extract administration on PCa progression in TRAMP mice depend on the androgenic status of the prostatic milieu and are driven by angiogenesis regulation. Food Research International, v. 208, p. 26-pg., 2025-03-18. (22/09493-9, 22/09692-1, 23/17076-1)

RAMIREZ, BRUNA FERNANDA DAMASCENO; MARTINS, GUSTAVO APARECIDO; BICAS, JULIANO LEMOS; MAROSTICA JR, MARIO ROBERTO. Formation and Characterization of Aroma Compounds in Camembert Cheese. COMPOUNDS, v. 5, n. 2, p. 23-pg., 2025-05-23. (23/17076-1, 22/09493-9)

BERILLI, PATRICIA; GRAZIANI, GIOVANNA LOURENCO; MEDINA, NATHALIA; MACHACA MONROY, YANETH; VILLA NOVA RODRIGUES, MARILI; MAROSTICA JUNIOR, MARIO ROBERTO. Hot and cold infusions of Brazilian berries: bioactive potential and storage stability. NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH, v. N/A, p. 8-pg., 2025-03-18. (23/17076-1, 22/09493-9, 18/11069-5)

LEMOS, IARA LOPES; MACEDO, MARIA JOSIANE; SANTOS, FELIPE RABELO; MONTICO, FABIO; KIDO, LARISSA AKEMI; CAGNON, VALERIA HELENA ALVES; MAROSTICA JR, MARIO ROBERTO. Araticum (Annona crassiflora Mart.) by-products suppress cell proliferation and induce apoptosis particularly in androgen-dependent prostate cancer cell lines. Food Research International, v. 208, p. 12-pg., 2025-03-11. (23/17076-1, 22/09493-9)

DE ALENCAR, JOSEANE CARDOSO GOMES; PINTO, GESSICA THAILANE DA SILVA; E SILVA, KLYCIA FIDELIS CERQUEIRA; SANTOS, JUAN MESSIAS SOUZA; HUBINGER, MIRIAM DUPAS; BICAS, JULIANO LEMOS; MAROSTICA JR, MARIO ROBERTO; PETKOWICZ, CARMEN LUCIA DE OLIVEIRA; PAULINO, BRUNO NICOLAU. Pectin and pectic oligosaccharides (POS): Recent advances for extraction, production, and its prebiotic potential. TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, v. 155, p. 20-pg., 2024-12-01. (22/09493-9, 23/17076-1, 19/27354-3)

BERILLI, PATRICIA; BERNI, PAULO ROBERTO DE ARAUJO; ZANDONA, LAIS; BELLINAZZI, LEVI NASCIMENTO; MAROSTICA JUNIOR, MARIO ROBERTO. From plant to brain: flavonoids in the management of obesity-associated cognitive dysfunction. NUTRITION RESEARCH REVIEWS, v. N/A, p. 25-pg., 2025-06-13. (22/09493-9, 23/17076-1, 18/11069-5)

MARTINS, GUSTAVO APARECIDO; ROCHA, LILIANA OLIVEIRA; MAROSTICA JUNIOR, MARIO ROBERTO; SALES-CAMPOS, CECI; CHEVREUIL, LARISSA RAMOS; DE JESUS, MARIA APARECIDA; BICAS, JULIANO LEMOS. Valorization of agro-industrial by-products via aroma-rich fermentation with amazonian and food-grade fungi. APPLIED FOOD RESEARCH, v. 5, n. 2, p. 10-pg., 2025-12-01. (23/17076-1, 22/09493-9)

BATISTA, ANGELA GIOVANA; ZANZER, YOGHATAMA CINDYA; MAROSTICA JUNIOR, MARIO ROBERTO; OSTMAN, ELIN M.. Jaboticaba peel intake improved cognitive performance, inflammatory response, and appetite regulation in healthy adults: a randomized clinical crossover trial. Food Research International, v. 221, p. 9-pg., 2025-12-01. (23/17076-1, 22/09493-9)