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| Autor(es): |
Nascimento, Talita P.
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Castro-Alves, Victor C.
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Castelan, Florence P.
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Calhau, Maria Fernanda N. S.
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Saraiva, Lorenzo A.
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Agopian, Roberta G.
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Cordenunsi-Lysenko, Beatriz Rosana
Número total de Autores: 7
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| Tipo de documento: | Artigo Científico |
| Fonte: | Food Research International; v. 124, p. 10-pg., 2019-10-01. |
| Resumo | |
This study is part of an extensive project that evaluated the effects of a natural ecosystem on a healthy banana crop and the quality of its fruit. In particular, the study examined the influence of the maintenance of natural biodiversity (Atlantic forest) near a conventional banana crop on the metabolic profiling of ripe banana fruits. Results revealed differences between ripe fruits harvested from plants near the natural forest (Near-NF) and fruits harvested in areas distant from the natural forest (Distant-NF). A total of 76 metabolites were identified in ripe banana fruits. Bananas harvested from Near-NF plot showed increased levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid and reduced levels of putrescine compared with fruits from Distant-NF plot. Furthermore, fatty acids profile suggests that ripe fruits harvested from Near-NF plot had increased nutritional quality compared with fruits from Distant-NF plot. Multivariate statistical analysis revealed that these metabolites, which potentially influence the nutritional/sensorial quality of ripe fruits, also contributed to distinguishing fruits harvested from Near-NF and Distant-NF plots. Collectively, the results suggest that the natural biodiversity surrounding a crop area could benefit ripe banana nutritional/sensorial quality. The maintenance of natural forest fragments thus appears to be a promising tool for increasing the quality of fruit crops. (AU) | |
| Processo FAPESP: | 13/07914-8 - FoRC - Centro de Pesquisa em Alimentos |
| Beneficiário: | Bernadette Dora Gombossy de Melo Franco |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Auxílio à Pesquisa - Centros de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão - CEPIDs |