Bioactive and yield potential of jelly palms (Butia odorata Barb. Rodr.)

Abstract

In this descriptive study, Butia odorata genotypes were evaluated for yield, fruit number, pulp yield, bioactive content (including phenolic compounds, carotenoid, anthocyanin, L-ascorbic acid, and fibre content), antioxidant potential, and phenotypic characteristics. Genotype 117 was the highest yielding, with an estimated fruit yield of 22,000 kg ha(-1) and pulp yield of 12,000 kg ha(-1). On the other hand, the lowest yielding genotype, accession 49, showed an estimated fruit yield of 8400 kg ha(-1). Jelly palm fruit were generally rich in phenolic content (280.50-398.50 mg 100(-1)g), carotenoid content (2.80-4.08 mg 100 g(-1)), and L-ascorbic acid content (34.63-63.84 mg 100g(-1)). While the highest yielding genotype was not the richest in bioactive content, the lowest yielding genotype showed the highest l-ascorbic acid content. Although fruit yield and phytochemical composition are desirable attributes in jelly palm fruit, none of the genotypes evaluated showed high levels of both. Therefore, fruit yield and bioactive phytochemical content appear to be inversely proportional.

Effect of in vitro digestion on the functional properties of Psidium cattleianum Sabine (araçá), Butia odorata (Barb. Rodr.) Noblick (butiá) and Eugenia uniflora L. (pitanga) fruit extracts

“…Its pulp is sweet-acidic and is rich in fibres, provitamins A and C, carotenoids and potassium. 12 Pitanga (Brazilian cherry or Surinam cherry), from the Myrtaceae family, is considered a small fruit (3 cm diameter) and resembles a small pumpkin. 13 The fruit colour ranges from orange to purple and fruits are described as exotic flavour with sweet and sour taste.…”

Chemical analysis and evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of fruit fractions ofMauritia flexuosaL. f. (Arecaceae)

“…Caffeic acid, also referred to as 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid, is among the metabolites of hydroxycinnamate and phenylpropanoids the most distributed in plant tissues ( Fu et al, 2010 ). It is also found in other species of the Arecaceae family, where they are responsible for antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenic bioactivities ( Chakraborty & Mitra, 2008 ; Beskow et al, 2014 ; Marques et al, 2016 ; Taleb et al, 2016 ).…”

Avaliação nutricional de Butiá (Butia yatai) processado

“…Faria et al [2] observaram que o Butiacapitata apresentou 85,4% de umidade, 0,3% de proteínas, 2,6% de lipídeos, 0,9% de cinzas, 10,1% de fibras totais e 10,8% de carboidratos. Berskow et al [19] pesquisando a polpa de diferentes genótipos de Butiaodorata, obtiveram valores um pouco menores em relação ao teor de fibra alimentar, variando entre 1,05 e 3g a cada 100 gramas de polpa. Pesquisando esta mesma espécie de butiá, Ferrão et al [20] observaram valores menores de fibra bruta (entre 0,84% e 4,02%) e de cinzas (entre 0,47% e 0,77%), superiores em relação ao teor de proteínas (0,57%-0,93%) e similares de lipídeos (0,37%-2,27%) para a composição da polpa.…”