Characterization of açaí (E. oleracea) fruits and its processing residues

The aim of this work was to study the source of the açaí residue for its possible commercial applications by characterizing the fruit (fresh and dry mass), and performing an anatomic study of the pericarp from which were identified the origin of the anthocyanins, and fatty acids, and fibers; also th...

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Main Authors: José Dalton Cruz Pessoa, Marcos Arduin, Maria Alice Martins, José Edmar Urano de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2010-12-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132010000600022