Propriedades físico-químicas de frutos de jurubeba de três regiões do cerrado
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2015-12
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Jurubeba is a solanaceae species widespread throughout tropical America, being native from the North and
Northeast regions of Brazil. Its fruits are used in cooking, in folk medicine for the treatment of liver and gastric
disorders. The plant has the potential of biocontrol against plant pathogens and pests of agronomic importance.
Before their benefits and importance and because of the scarcity of studies related to this specie, the aim of this
study was to characterize the physical and chemical parameters of jurubeba fruit, collected from the different
Cerrado regions (Goiânia and Itapuranga in the Goiás State and Araguari in the Minas Gerais State). The fruit
mass, longitudinal diameter (LD), transverse diameter (TD), DL/TD, pH, soluble solids, titratable acidity and
number of seeds per fruit were measured. In the seeds were determined the thousand seed mass and moisture
content. The characterization of the fruits of jurubeba allowed the conclusion that they present a round shape, with
an average number of seeds between 140-403 and average fruit mass from 0.67 to 1.87 g. There is a correlation
between the number of seeds per fruit and its size. The fruits of jurubeba are low acidity high content of soluble
solids.
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Solanum paniculatum L., Frutos tropicais, Solanum paniculatum L., Despolpamento, Tropical fruit, Pulping
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CAMPOS, Luiz Fernandes Cardoso; PEIXOTO, Joicy Vitória Miranda; OLIVEIRA, Renata Maria de; SELEGUINI, Alexsander; NASCIMENTO, Abadia dos Reis. Propriedades físico-químicas de frutos de jurubeba de três regiões do cerrado. Revista de Agricultura Neotropical, Cassilândia, v. 2, n. 4, p. 48-54, out./dez. 2015.