Açaí (Euterpe oleraceae) 'BRS Pará': A tropical fruit source of antioxidant dietary fiber and high antioxidant capacity oil.

This article reports a study of the concentrations of dietary fiber (DF) and antioxidant capacity in fruits (pulp and oil) of a new açaí (Euterpe oleraceae) cultivar??BRS-Pará?, with a view to determine the possibility of using it as a source of antioxidants in functional foods or dietary supplements. Results show that ?BRS-Pará? açaí fruits has a high content of DF (71% dry matter) and oil (20.82%) as well as a high antioxidant capacity in both defatted matter and oil. ?BRS-Pará? Açaí fruits can be considered as an excellent source of antioxidant dietary fiber. Antioxidant capacity of açaí ?BRS-Pará? oil by DPPH assay was higher (EC50 = 646.3 g/g DPPH) than extra virgin olive oil (EC50 = 2057.27 g/g DPPH). These features provide açaí ?BRS-Pará? fruits with considerable potential for nutritional and health applications.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	RUFINO, M. do S. M., PÉREZ-JIMÉNEZ, J., ARRANZ, S., ALVES, R. E., BRITO, E. S. de, OLIVEIRA, M. S. P., SAURA-CALIXTO, F.
Other Authors:	MARIA DO SOCORRO M. RUFINO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO SEMI-ÁRIDO / ICTAN-CSIC; JARA PÉREZ-JIMÉNEZ, ICTAN-CSIC; SARA ARRANZ, ICTAN-CSIC; RICARDO ELESBAO ALVES, CNPAT; EDY SOUSA DE BRITO, CNPAT; MARIA DO SOCORRO P DE OLIVEIRA, CPATU; FULGENCIO SAURA-CALIXTO, ICTAN-CSIC.
Format:	Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:	English eng
Published:	2011-08-26
Subjects:	Euterpe oleraceae, Açaí, Antioxidante, Óleo,
Online Access:	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/898904
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