PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PEQUI (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) FRUITS FROM TWO AREAS IN THE GOIÁS STATE, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Rosângela Vera
  • Eli Regina Barboza de Souza
  • Eliana Paula Fernandes
  • Ronaldo Veloso Naves
  • Manoel Soares Soares Júnior
  • Márcio Caliari
  • Paulo Alcanfor Ximenes

Keywords:

Nutritional value, pequi fruit, savannah

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate physical and chemical characteristics of Caryocar brasiliense fruits originated from Araguapaz and Mambaí regions, Goiás State, Brazil. Five replicates, with sixteen fruits for each determination were used in a completely randomized experimental design. The evaluated quality criteria were: fruit, peel, and not developed seed (fruitlet) masses; fruit and pit (internal mesocarp, endocarp, and nut) number and dimensions; pit, pulp, and nut total dimensions, and moisture content; pulp ethereal extract and protein, and pulp pH. It was observed a difference (p<0.05) among regions for fruits, except for mass of not developed seeds per fruit (p>0.05). C. brasiliense fruits from Araguapaz region presented lower fruit and pit masses and dimensions, and greater pulp and nut yield, protein content and ethereal extract level than fruits from Mambaí region. It was concluded that Araguapaz pequi fruits have greater nutritional value and are more appropriated for industrial processing than fruits from Mambaí regions.

 KEY-WORDS: nutritional value; pequi fruit; savannah.

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Author Biography

Rosângela Vera

Escola de Agronomia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Caixa Postal 131, CEP 74001-970 Goiânia, GO. E-mail: vera@agro.ufg.br;

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Published

2007-10-08

How to Cite

VERA, R.; SOUZA, E. R. B. de; FERNANDES, E. P.; NAVES, R. V.; SOARES JÚNIOR, M. S.; CALIARI, M.; XIMENES, P. A. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PEQUI (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) FRUITS FROM TWO AREAS IN THE GOIÁS STATE, BRAZIL. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 37, n. 2, p. 93–99, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/1833. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2024.

Issue

v. 37, n. 2, Apr./Jun. 2007

Section

Research Article

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