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Cereus jamacaru D.C. (Mandacaru): a Promising Native Brazilian Fruit as a Source of Nutrients and Bioactives Derived from its Pulp and Skin

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Aiming the valorisation of the fruit of Cereus jamacaru D.C. (mandacaru), from the Caatinga biome, the physicochemical and nutritional parameters, total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of its raw pulp and skin were evaluated. Extracts of the lyophilised pulp (PE) and skin (SE) of this fruit were also characterised for their antioxidant capacity parameters, phenolic compounds and for the semi-quantitative elemental analysis of minerals. From the total carbohydrates of the pulp (13.43 g/100 g, in the fresh basis), 79% was composed by total dietary fibre and, from this fraction, 89% was insoluble dietary fibre. The total antioxidant capacity of the raw skin was about 1.5-fold higher than that of the raw pulp, while the improvement of phenolic content in the lyophilised PE and SE was by 5- and 36-folds, respectively, compared with their respective raw samples (fresh basis). The lyophilised SE had the higher antioxidant capacity, requiring only 3.79 g to scavenge 1 g of DPPH radicals. Frequencies of functional groups assessed through the FT-IR spectrum corroborates with the presence of phenolic compounds in the samples. Potassium was the predominant mineral in both PE and SE. These results indicate that mandacaru, currently consumed only locally, can be an important source of nutrients and antioxidants for the general population and also for industrial use.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the Programme of Support to Post-Graduation and Research of State University of Paraíba (PROPESQ/UEPB Call 2015), National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Project 125942/2017-6), Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES/PROAP), and Paraíba Research Foundation (FAPESQ, Project 028/2018). The authors thank the technical support given by the Food Research and Extension Centre (NUPEA) and Postgraduate Program of Pharmaceutical Sciences (PPGCF) of UEPB, Laboratory for Evaluation and Development of Northeast Biomaterials (CERTBIO) and Agricultural Product Storage and Processing Laboratory (LAPPA) of Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG). Thanks also extended to Prof. Dr. Maria Lucia da Conceição (Dept. of Nutrition, Federal University of Paraíba) for the dietary fibre analysis.

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  1. Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB, 58429-600, Brazil

    Layla Maria N. Soares, Flávia C. Alonso Buriti & Harley S. Alves

  2. Laboratório de Fitoquímica, Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB, 58429-600, Brazil

    Layla Maria N. Soares & Harley S. Alves

  3. Núcleo de Pesquisa e Extensão em Alimentos, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB, 58109-790, Brazil

    Gabriel M. Silva & Flávia C. Alonso Buriti

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Soares, L.M.N., Silva, G.M., Alonso Buriti, F.C. et al. Cereus jamacaru D.C. (Mandacaru): a Promising Native Brazilian Fruit as a Source of Nutrients and Bioactives Derived from its Pulp and Skin. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 76, 170–178 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11130-021-00885-9

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