Functional and nutritional properties of selected Amazon fruits: A review

Author(s)

Araujo, Nayara Macedo Peixoto ^[1] ; Arruda, Henrique Silvano ^{[1, 2]} ; Marques, David Roger Paixao ^[1] ; Oliveira, Williara Queiroz de ^[1] ; Pereira, Gustavo Araujo ^[3] ; Pastore, Glaucia Maria ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Sch Food Engn, Dept Food Sci, Bioflavors & Bioact Cpds Lab, Monteiro Lobato St 80, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Sch Food Engn, Dept Food & Nutr, Nutr & Metab Lab, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[3] Fed Univ UFPA, Inst Technol, Sch Food Engn, BR-66075110 Belem, Para - Brazil

• Document type: Review article
• Source: Food Research International; v. 147, SEP 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

This review reports the nutritional, phytochemical compounds and biological properties of 4 fruits commonly consumed by people living in Amazon region, namely Birib acute accent a (Rollinia mucosa Jacq.), Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.), Pupunha (Bactris gasipaes Kunth) and Tucuma tilde (Astrocaryum aculeatum Meyer). These fruits have been high held nutritional, functional and economic potential and contribute to the daily intake of nutrients, energy and bioactive compounds by people living in Amazon rainforest region. Phytochemical compounds with biological properties were detected in these fruits, for instance (but not limited to), annonaceous acetogenins in Birib acute accent a, geraniin and corilagin in Rambutan, rutin and catechin in Pupunha, and beta-carotene and flavonoids in Tucuma tilde . The biological properties of Birib acute accent a, Rambutan, Pupunha and Tucuma tilde have been evaluated by in vitro and in vivo assays, especially antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. Therefore, these Amazonian fruits can be exploited by the food industry as a food and therapeutic plant-material to develop valuable products, such as medicine products and can be used as sources for obtaining compounds for the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical applications. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/50333-1 - COBRA: a novel compound discovery pipeline for rapid and cost-effective identification of bioactives with health beneficial effects in Brazilian crops
• Grantee: Glaucia Maria Pastore
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 18/10608-0 - Identification of bioactive compounds from Pitanga do Cerrado (Eugenia calycina Cambess) and study of its biological activities
• Grantee: Nayara Macedo Peixoto
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 19/27103-0 - Evaluation of the bioactive potential of flavonoids properties from Eugenia calycina Cambess
• Grantee: Nayara Macedo Peixoto
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate