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Corrêa PG, Moura LGS, Amaral ACF, Almeida MMHD, Souza FDCDA, Aguiar JPL, Aleluia RL, Silva JRDA. Evaluation of the Amazonian fruit Ambelania acida: Chemical and nutritional studies. J Food Sci 2023; 88:757-771. [PMID: 36633002 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.16455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Ambelania acida is native to the Amazon region, with few published studies of its fruits. We examined the proximate composition of its fruits, including minerals, fatty acids, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), as well as its antioxidant capacity. The protein contents (2.61%) of the pulp and seeds (13.6%) were higher than observed in other taxa of the family or in other tropical fruits. Peel and pulp showed high contents of potassium, calcium, and magnesium, and the potassium content in the pulp was 1125 mg/100 g. The peel had higher contents of total phenolics, tannins, and ortho-diphenols than the pulp, as well as better antioxidant activity as evidenced by 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP), and Fe2+ chelating activity assays. GC-MS analyses identified 42 VOCs in the peel and pulp, with more than 90% being classified as terpenes. Eleven types of fatty acids were identified in the lipid fractions of the peel, pulp, and seeds. Linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid for humans, was the principal fatty acid in the edible portion of the fruit, therefore, evidencing its nutritionally significant profile for the fruits when considering the relationship among polyunsaturated, saturated, and monounsaturated fatty acids. The information gathered here indicates that this native fruit is a healthy food source and its cultivation and consumption should be stimulated.
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- Pollyane Gomes Corrêa
- Chromatography Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plants and Derivatives, Department of Chemistry of Natural Products, Farmanguinhos, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plants and Derivatives, Department of Chemistry of Natural Products, Farmanguinhos, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Brazilian National Institute for Research in the Amazon, Coordination Society of Environment and Health (COSAS) and Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Food (LFQA), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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- Brazilian National Institute for Research in the Amazon, Coordination Society of Environment and Health (COSAS) and Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Food (LFQA), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil
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Corrêa PG, Moura LGS, Amaral ACF, do Amaral Souza FDC, Aguiar JPL, Aleluia RL, de Andrade Silva JR. Chemical and nutritional characterization of Ambelania duckei (Apocynaceae) an unexplored fruit from the Amazon region. Food Res Int 2023; 163:112290. [PMID: 36596195 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.112290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ambelania duckei Markgr is a species of the Apocynaceae family, native to the Amazon region that is unexplored from a nutritional point of view and studied in relation to its chemical constituents. This work presents an unprecedented study of the proximate composition, lipid profile, a chromatographic analysis, and the antioxidant activity of extracts obtained from the pulp, peel and seeds of the fruit. The results showed that potassium, calcium, and magnesium stood out as the most abundant key minerals in the fruit peel and pulp, with an emphasis on the potassium present in the fruit pulp at 1750.0 mg/100 g. The peel had the highest content of total phenolics (374.86 mg/g), flavonoids (15.54 mg/g), tannins (27.45 mg/g) and O-diphenols (379.36 mg/g; 645.71 mg/g). The antioxidant activity (AA) was highest in the peel compared to the pulp in the DPPH, ABTS, and ORAC tests showing: IC50 of 29.82; 43.67; and 407.13 µg/mL, respectively but a lower activity for the Fe2+ chelator. The analysis of the lipid fractions from the peel, pulp, and seeds of the A. duckei fruit resulted in 14 types of fatty acids. The major fatty acids found in the three parts of the fruit were oleic acid (peel, 22.52 %), palmitic acid (pulp, 17.34 %), and linoleic acid (seeds, 47.99 %). The lipid profile and nutritional aspects had a PUFA/SFA ratio (0.4-1.8) in the different parts of the A. duckei fruit; the atherogenic and thrombogenic indexes were higher in the peel (1.23) and pulp (0.62), respectively. The ratio between the hypocholesterolemic and hypercholesterolemic fatty acids (0.5 - 3.8) calculated for the fruit are within the desirable range for a nutritious food. The chromatographic analysis of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the peel and pulp of the fruit, identified 74 VOCs, of which 60.9 % are related to terpenes, and emit notes such as cucumber, green, fatty, floral, and mint, due to the presence of substances with OAVs > 10, especially α-ionone, 1,8-cineole, 2,4-decadienal, and dodecanal. The analysis of the MS and MS/MS spectra of the chromatograms obtained by LC- QTOF-HRMS led to the identification of 26 compounds in the peel, seeds and pulp of A. duckei, such as fatty acids, phenolic acid, flavonoids, proanthocyanidins, alkaloids, and terpenoids. The results show that the pulp of A. duckei has potential as nourishing food and the nutritional and chemical aspects of the peel can be applied to commercial applications.
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- Pollyane Gomes Corrêa
- Chromatography Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plants and Derivatives, Department of Chemistry of Natural Products, Farmanguinhos, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Brazilian National Institute for Research in the Amazon, Coordination Society of Environment and Health (COSAS) and Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Food (LFQA), Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Brazilian National Institute for Research in the Amazon, Coordination Society of Environment and Health (COSAS) and Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Food (LFQA), Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil
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de Souza Carvalho LM, Lemos MCM, Sanches EA, da Silva LS, de Araújo Bezerra J, Aguiar JPL, das Chagas do Amaral Souza F, Alves Filho EG, Campelo PH. Improvement of the bioaccessibility of bioactive compounds from Amazon fruits treated using high energy ultrasound. Ultrason Sonochem 2020; 67:105148. [PMID: 32388313 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The aim of this paper was to evaluate the effect of high energy ultrasound on the bioaccessibility of bioactive compounds from açaí (Euterpe precatoria) and buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) juices. Five levels of energy density (0, 0.9, 1.8, 2.7 and 3.6 J.cm-3), as well as their effects on the bioactive compounds were evaluated. Ultrasound did not significantly influence pH, titratable acidity and soluble solids. However, it affected the color attributes of juices by increasing brightness and color variation. The concentration of bioactive compounds (anthocyanins and carotenoids) and antioxidants increased with increasing ultrasound energy density, which was confirmed by Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Fatty acids increased up to 2.7 J.cm-3 and were reduced when higher energy was employed on the ultrasound process. Ultrasound allowed the release of new aromatic substances. For this reason, the ultrasound technology can be considered an alternative pre-treatment for fruit juices, improving the bioaccessibility and concentration of bioactive compounds.
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- Luciedry Matheus de Souza Carvalho
- Group in Innovation and Biotechnology of Amazon Food (gIBA), Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; School of Agrarian Science, Federal University of Amazonas, Brazil
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- Group in Innovation and Biotechnology of Amazon Food (gIBA), Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; School of Agrarian Science, Federal University of Amazonas, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nanostructured Polymers (NANOPOL - @nanopol_ufam), Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nanostructured Polymers (NANOPOL - @nanopol_ufam), Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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- Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Bloco 858, CEP 60440-900 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Group in Innovation and Biotechnology of Amazon Food (gIBA), Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; School of Agrarian Science, Federal University of Amazonas, Brazil.
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do Amaral Souza FDC, Gomes Sanders Moura L, de Oliveira Bezerra K, Paiva Lopes Aguiar J, Moreira Mar J, Sanches EA, dos Santos FF, Bakry AM, Nicolau Paulino B, Campelo PH. Thermosonication applied on camu–camu nectars processing: Effect on bioactive compounds and quality parameters. Food and Bioproducts Processing 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2019.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Silva LFR, Gomes ADS, Castro DRG, Souza FDCDA, Mar JM, Silva LS, Sanches EA, Bezerra JDA, Bakry AM, Campelo PH. Ultrasound‐assisted homogenization and gum Arabic combined to physicochemical quality of cupuaçu juice. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.14072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Laboratory of Nanostructured Polymers Federal University of Amazonas Manaus Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nanostructured Polymers Federal University of Amazonas Manaus Brazil
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- College of Food Science and Technology, MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan China
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Souza Comapa S, Carvalho LMS, Lamarão CV, Souza FDCDA, Aguiar JPL, Silva LS, Mar JM, Sanches EA, Santos FF, Araújo Bezerra J, Campelo PH. Microwave processing of camu‐camu juices: Physicochemical and microbiological parameters. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.13989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Sara Souza Comapa
- Faculty of Agrarian Science Federal University of Amazonas Manaus Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nanostructured Polymers (NANOPOL) Federal University of Amazonas Manaus Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nanostructured Polymers (NANOPOL) Federal University of Amazonas Manaus Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nanostructured Polymers (NANOPOL) Federal University of Amazonas Manaus Brazil
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OBJECTIVE: Rats fed diets enriched with fatty fish from the Amazon region had Hematology and plasma biochemistry analyzed. METHODS: Forty Wistar rats were divided into four groups: control group fed a standard diet; mapará group fed a diet enriched with Hypophthalmus edentatus; matrinxã group fed a diet enriched with Brycon spp.; and tambaqui group fed a diet enriched with Colossoma macropomum. After thirty days the rats had an red blood count and plasma biochemistry. RESULTS: Hematocrit and hemoglobin levels were higher in rats fed tambaqui and matrinxã than in those fed the standard diet of mapará. However, mapará increased cholesterol, especially low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. All fish-enriched diets reduced triacylglycerols. CONCLUSION: Diets enriched with fatty fish from the Amazon region reduce triacylglycerol and increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, especially the diet enriched with tambaqui. Tambaqui and matrinxã affected hematocrit and hemoglobin levels, but not mapará. Further research is needed to determine the benefits of diets enriched with fatty fish from the Amazon region.
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Craveiro Holanda Malveira Maia G, da Silva Campos M, Barros-Monteiro J, Eduardo Lucas Castillo J, Soares Faleiros M, Souza de Aquino Sales R, Moraes Lopes Galeno D, Lira E, das Chagas do Amaral Souza F, Ortiz C, Morales L, Piccolotto Carvalho R. Effects of Astrocaryum aculeatum Meyer (Tucumã) on Diet-Induced Dyslipidemic Rats. J Nutr Metab 2014; 2014:202367. [PMID: 25165578 PMCID: PMC4137598 DOI: 10.1155/2014/202367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Revised: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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An in vivo study was conducted to assess the effects of the consumption of Astrocaryum aculeatum Amazon Meyer (tucumã) in the treatment of diet-induced dyslipidemia in sedentary and exercised Wistar rats. With an average weight of 350 grams, 40 male rats were divided into 4 subgroups of 10. The sedentary control group (SCG) was fed with commercial feed, while the sedentary treatment group (STG) was fed with a ration of tucumã. In addition to the sedentary groups, two exercise groups were formed. The Exercised control group (ECG) was fed with commercial food and the exercised treatment group (ETG) was fed with a ration of tucumã. Body weight gain and food intake were monitored during the experiment. Plasma was analyzed for cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-C, LDL-C, VLDL, total protein, glucose, insulin, and leptin concentrations. Our results show that the ECG group tended to consume more food, while the groups that were fed with tucumã pulp (STG and ETG) presented a greater tendency to gain body mass. ECG group showed a tendency towards a higher concentration of cholesterol in plasma, while STG and ETG presented higher absolute values for triglycerides and VLDL. No hypolipiemic effect was observed related to tucuma ingestion.
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- Geórgia Craveiro Holanda Malveira Maia
- Programa Multi-Institucional de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Avenue General Rodrigo Octávio Jordão Ramos, 3000 Coroado, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Avenue General Rodrigo Octávio Jordão Ramos, 3000 Coroado, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Biochemistry Department, Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences, P.O. Box 7004, Ponce, PR 00732-7004, USA
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- Programa Multi-Institucional de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Avenue General Rodrigo Octávio Jordão Ramos, 3000 Coroado, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Programa Multi-Institucional de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Avenue General Rodrigo Octávio Jordão Ramos, 3000 Coroado, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Programa Multi-Institucional de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Avenue General Rodrigo Octávio Jordão Ramos, 3000 Coroado, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Programa Multi-Institucional de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Avenue General Rodrigo Octávio Jordão Ramos, 3000 Coroado, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Fundação de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Estado do Amazonas (FHEMOAM), Nucleo de Estatística, Avenue Constantino Nery 3240, 69050-001 Manaus, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Coordenação Sociedade Saúde Ambiente-Laboratório de Alimentos, Avenue André Araújo 2.936, Petrópolis, 69067-375 Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Physiology, Pharmacology, and Toxicology Department, Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences, P.O. Box 7004, Ponce, PR 00732-7004, USA
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- Public Health Department, Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences, P.O. Box 7004, Ponce, PR 00732-7004, USA
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- Programa Multi-Institucional de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Avenue General Rodrigo Octávio Jordão Ramos, 3000 Coroado, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of feeding diets enriched with fatty fish from the Amazon basin on lipid metabolism. METHODS: Male Wistar rats were divided into four groups: control group treated with commercial chow; Mapará group was fed diet enriched with Hypophthalmus edentatus; Matrinxã group was fed diet enriched with Brycon spp.; and, Tambaqui group was fed diet enriched with Colossoma macropomum. Rats with approximately 240g±0.60 of body weight were fed ad libitum for 30 days, and then were sacrificed for collection of whole blood and tissues. RESULTS: The groups treated with enriched diets showed a significant reduction in body mass and lipogenesis in the epididymal and retroperitoneal adipose tissues and carcass when compared with the control group. However, lipogenesis in the liver showed an increase in Matrinxã group compared with the others groups. The levels of serum triglycerides in the treated groups with Amazonian fish were significantly lower than those of the control group. Moreover, total cholesterol concentration only decreased in the group Matrinxã. High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol levels increased significantly in the Mapará and Tambaqui compared with control group and Matrinxã group. The insulin and leptin levels increased significantly in all treatment groups. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that diets enriched with fatty fish from the Amazon basin changed the lipid metabolism by reducing serum triglycerides and increasing high density lipoprotein-cholesterol in rats fed with diets enriched with Mapará, Matrinxã, and Tambaqui.
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