Nutritional composition, fatty acid and tocopherol contents of buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) and patawa (Oenocarpus bataua) fruit pulp from the amazon region

Food Science and Technology (Campinas)

Sylvain Henri Darnet²  Luiza Helena Meller Da Silva¹  Antonio Manoel Da Cruz Rodrigues¹  Roseana Telles Lins¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do ParáBelém PA ,Brasil

关键词: Amazon;    pulp;    fruit;    palm;    buriti;    Mauritia flexuosa;    patawa;    Oenocarpus bataua;    lipids;    fatty acids;    tocopherols;    Amazônia;    polpa;    fruto;    palmeira;    buriti;    Mauritia flexuosa;    patauá;    Oenocarpus bataua;    lipídios;    ácidos graxos;    tocoferol;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0101-20612011000200032

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Buriti and patawa are two endemic palm trees from the Amazon region. Their pulps are traditionally consumed by the local population, but are underused and lesser known worldwide. Nutritional composition, fatty acid and tocopherol contents of the two palm pulps were determined by modern analytical methods: Gas Chromatography (CG) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), based on the standards of AOCS (AMERICAN..., 2002) and AOAC (ASSOCIATION..., 1997), respectively. Buriti and patawa fruit pulps are highly nutritive, with respectively, high fat content (38.4% and 29.1% of dry matter (DM)), protein content (7.6% and 7.4% of DM) and dietary fibers (46% and 44.7% of DM). Buriti pulp can be considered healthy food due its high content of vitamin E (1169 µg.g-1 DM). Patawa pulp is highly oleaginous and its fatty acid composition is very similar to the ones of healthy oils, such as olive oil.

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