| Title: | Evaluation of Amazon fruits: chemical and nutritional studies on Borojoa sorbilis |
| Author(s): | Rabelo Rodrigues F; de Souza Ramos A; Fernandes Amaral AC; Pinto Ferreira JL; da Silva Carneiro C; Rocha de Andrade Silva J; |
| Address: | "Chromatography Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brazil. Laboratory of Medicinal Plants and Derivatives, Department of Chemistry of Natural Products, Farmanguinhos, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Department of Natural Products and Food, Faculty of Pharmacy/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1097-0010 (Electronic) 0022-5142 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "BACKGROUND: Borojoa sorbilis (Ducke) is an Amazonian species with edible fruits that are widely consumed by the local population, but little studied and not yet economically explored. Thus the aim of this study was to describe the chemical composition, volatile compounds, nutritional aspects and antioxidant activity of the fruit pulp and peel of B. sorbilis. RESULTS: Headspace solid-phase microextraction, using polydimethylsiloxane-divinylbenzene (PDMS-DVB) fiber, resulted in the identification of 59 substances in the pulp and peel of B. sorbilis fruits after analysis of the chromatograms obtained by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using polar and nonpolar columns. Esters were the most abundant. Moisture, lipids, protein, dietary fiber, ash, carbohydrate, total energy value, titratable acid, soluble solids and pH were measured. Protein amount, fat content and antioxidant activity were low in both pulp and peel. Carbohydrate content was 179.2 and 134.9 g kg(-1) in pulp and peel, respectively. CONCLUSION: This is the first report on the chemical characteristics, flavor and nutritional aspects of B. sorbilis fruit, which is essential to its economic exploitation. The high energy value associated with the carbohydrate content, plus the low fat content, contribute to a possible use of B. sorbilis fruits as a food supplement. (c) 2018 Society of Chemical Industry" |
| Keywords: | Brazil Dietary Fiber/analysis Fruit/*chemistry Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Nutritive Value Plant Extracts/*chemistry Rubiaceae/*chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds/*chemistry Gc-ms Rubiaceae headspace SPME nutritional tropical fruit; |
| Notes: | "MedlineRabelo Rodrigues, Francimilton de Souza Ramos, Aline Fernandes Amaral, Ana Claudia Pinto Ferreira, Jose Luiz da Silva Carneiro, Carla Rocha de Andrade Silva, Jefferson eng England 2018/02/01 J Sci Food Agric. 2018 Aug; 98(10):3943-3952. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.8917. Epub 2018 Mar 23" |
