A B S T R A C TThis study aimed to evaluate the physico-chemical composition of native fruits of the Ceará coast at different development stages. The fruits of 'guajiru' , 'manipuçá' , 'murici-pitanga' and 'murta' were collected during the year 2014, and the following evaluations were made: total soluble solids, total titratable acidity, pH, total soluble solids and titratable acidity ratio. A completely randomized design was used, with 5 or 6 treatments, depending on the maturation stage and 4 replicates. For total soluble solids, 'murta' obtained a minimum of 2.6 °Brix in stage 1 and 'manipuçá' obtained maximum of 24.53 °Brix in stage 5. For the total titratable acidity, 'guajiru' showed minimum of 0.09% in stages 3 and 4, and 'murici-pitanga' showed maximum of 3.29% in stage 6. 'Murici-pitanga' had minimum pH of 3.44 in stage 5 and 'guajiru' , maximum pH of 5.9 in stage 2. For total soluble solids and titratable acidity ratio, 'murici-pitanga' exhibited a minimum of 3.25 in stages 1 and 3, and 'guajiru' showed maximum of 141.11 in stage 4. It was concluded that 'guajiru' and 'manipuçá' fruits reached physiological maturity in stage 3, whereas 'murici-pitanga' and 'murta' fruits reached in stage 4; thus, these are the ideal stages for fruit harvest.Composição físico-química de frutas nativas do litoral cearense em diferentes estádios de desenvolvimento R E S U M O Objetivou-se, com este trabalho, avaliar a composição físico-química de frutas nativas do litoral cearense em diferentes estádios de desenvolvimento. Os frutos de guajiru, manipuçá, murici-pitanga e murta, foram colhidos durante o ano de 2014, através das seguintes avaliações: sólidos solúveis totais, acidez total titulável, pH e relação sólidos solúveis totais e acidez total titulável. Utilizou-se o delineamento inteiramente casualizado com 5 ou 6 tratamentos, dependendo do estádio de maturação do fruto e 4 repetições. Para sólidos solúveis totais a murta obteve mínimo de 2,6 ºBrix no estádio 1 e o manipuçá obteve máximo de 24,53 ºBrix no estádio 5. Na acidez total titulável, o guajiru com mínimo de 0,09% nos estádios 3 e 4, e o murici-pitanga com máximo de 3,29% no estádio 6. Para o pH no murici-pitanga foi obtido mínimo de 3,44 no estádio 5 e o guajiru, máximo de 5,9 no estádio 2. Para a relação sólidos solúveis totais e acidez total titulável, o murici-pitanga com mínimo de 3,25 nos estádios 1 e 3 e o guajiru com máximo de 141,11 no estádio 4. Concluiu-se que os frutos do guajiru e do manipuçá atingiram a maturidade fisiológica no estádio 3; já os frutos do murici-pitanga e da murta os atingiram no estádio 4; portanto, esses são os estádios ideais para a colheita dos frutos.

-Fruits provide not only essential nutrients for food, but also bioactive compounds that promote health benefits and help reducing the risk of developing non-communicable chronic diseases. In this sense, this work aimed at quantifying bioactive compounds during the maturation of four fruits native to the Restinga forest of Ceara. Myrtle fruits (Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC.) were collected at the Botanical State Park of Ceara, Caucaia-CE, and guajiru (Chrisobalanus icaco L.), manipuça (Mouriri cearensis Huber) and murici-pitanga fruits (Byrsonima gardneriana A. Juss.) at the Botanical Garden of São Gonçalo, São Gonçalo do Amarante-CE. Fruits were collected at different stages (E) and transported to the Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology, being characterized into five or six maturation stages according to the bark color, then processed and frozen for the following physicochemical and chemical evaluations: ascorbic acid, total chlorophyll, total carotenoids, total anthocyanins and yellow flavonoids. A completely randomized design was used, with five or six treatments, depending on the maturation stages of fruits and four replicates. Murici-pitanga had higher contents of ascorbic acid (ascorbic acid 646.23 mg/100 g E 5 ), total carotenoids (6.13 mg/100 g E 5 ) and total anthocyanins (7.99 mg/100 g E 2 ); and myrtle had higher contents of total chlorophyll (11.05 mg/100 g E 1 ) and yellow flavonoid (69.11 mg/100 g E 2 ). There are positive and significant correlations between chlorophyll and carotenoid (R= 0.99; P <0.01) for manipuça and between anthocyanin and yellow flavonoid (R= 0.97; P <0.05) for murici-pitanga fruits; however, the correlation is negative and significant between ascorbic acid and yellow flavonoids (R= -0.98; P <0.05) for myrtle fruits. It could be concluded that murici-pitanga and myrtle fruits had the highest contents of bioactive compounds with the highest levels, therefore both fruits can be recommended to be commercially exploited by the food, cosmetic and phytomedicine sectors. Index terms: ascorbic acid, chlorophyll, carotenoids, anthocyanins, yellow flavonoids. COMPOSTOS BIOATIVOS DURANTE A MATURAÇÃO DE QUATRO FRUTAS NATIVAS DA RESTINGA CEARENSERESUMO -As frutas fornecem não somente nutrientes essenciais à alimentação, mas também compostos bioativos que promovem benefícios à saúde e auxiliam na redução do risco de desenvolvimento de doenças crônicas não transmissíveis. Neste mesmo sentido, o presente trabalho objetivou quantificar os compostos bioativos durante a maturação de quatro frutas nativas da Restinga cearense. Os frutos da murta (Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC.) foram colhidos no Parque Estadual Botânico do Ceará, em Caucaia-CE, e os do guajiru (Chrisobalanus icaco L.), do manipuçá (Mouriri cearensis Huber) e do murici-pitanga (Byrsonima gardneriana A. Juss.) no Jardim Botânico de São Gonçalo, em São Gonçalo do Amarante-CE. Os frutos foram coletados em diferentes estádios (E) e transportados ao Laboratório de Ecofisiologia Vegetal, sendo caracterizados em cinco ou seis ...

-This study aimed to quantify polyphenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of four fruits native to the coast of Ceara under different maturation stages aiming their use for a healthier diet. Myrtle (Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC.) fruits were collected at the Botanical State Park of Ceara, in Caucaia-CE and guajiru (Chrisobalanus icaco L.), manipuça (Mouriri cearensis Huber) and murici-pitanga (Byrsonima gardneriana A. Juss.) fruits were collected at the Botanical Garden of São Gonçalo, São Gonçalo do Amarante-CE. Fruits were collected and transported to the Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology, being characterized, processed and frozen for chemical assessments at the Laboratory of Physiology and Postharvest Technology -Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical: polyphenolic compounds and total antioxidant activity. The ESTAT software was used for statistical analyses. The polyphenolic content had the highest and the lowest value for guajiru fruits with 480.73 and 10.90 mg/100 g, respectively and total antioxidant activity, the highest value was found for manipuça fruits, with 42.99 μM of Trolox/g of pulp and the lowest value for guajiru fruits, with 1.45 μM of Trolox/g of pulp. There was a significant correlation between polyphenolic content and total antioxidant activity obtained for guajiru fruits, which showed high correlation coefficient, R = -0.95 (P < 0.05). Index terms: Eugenia punicifolia, Chrisobalanus icaco, Mouriri cearensis, Byrsonima gardneriana. POLIFENÓLICOS E ATIVIDADE ANTIOXIDANTE DE QUATRO FRUTAS NATIVAS DO LITORAL CEARENSE EM DIFERENTES ESTÁDIOS DE MATURAÇÃO

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