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Juçara fruit ( Euterpe edulis Mart.): Sustainable exploitation of a source of bioactive compounds

2016; Elsevier BV; Volume: 89; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.foodres.2016.07.027

1873-7145

Mayara Schulz, Graciele da Silva Campelo Borges, Luciano Valdemiro Gonzaga, Ana Carolina Oliveira Costa, Roseane Fett,

Agricultural and Food Sciences

Juçara (Euterpe edulis Martius) is a palm tree widely distributed in the Atlantic Forest, which produces round fruits that recently gained worldwide attention, mainly for its resemblance to fruits of Euterpe oleracea and Euterpe precatoria Martius used to produce açaí. Juçara fruits stand out for their high nutritional value, which contain different kinds of nutrients, including fatty acids, protein, fibers, minerals and vitamins, and bioactive compounds such as anthocyanins, non-anthocyanin flavonoids and phenolic acids, which are associated with potent biological activities. The main objective of this work is to present the available compositional data regarding juçara fruits to produce a comprehensive source of recent information on important chemical constituents and the potential health benefits of these fruits in reference to the species E. oleracea and E. precatoria. In addition, information on botanical aspects, production chain and markets are presented.