Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Edible Popular Fruit in the Amazon Region: Food Importance (pp. 1-24)
Wilson Gomes da Silva and Maricê Nogueira de Oliveira
Chapter 2. Açaí: Health Effects (pp. 25-52)
Priscila Oliveira Barbosa, Melina Oliveira de Souza and Renata Nascimento de Freitas
Chapter 3. Functional Benefits of Açaí (pp. 53-72)
Larissa de Freitas Bonomo and Maísa Silva
Chapter 4. Biotechnological Potential of Açaí (Euterpe Oleracea and Euterpe Precatoria): An Important Amazonian Fruit (pp. 73-94)
Carlos Victor Lamarão, Rayane Steffane Fernandes Nogueira, Klenicy Kazumy Yamaguchi, Ana Cecília Nina Lobato, Valdir Florêncio da Veiga Júnior and Fábio Alessandro Pieri
Chapter 5. Traditional and Technological Aspects of Super Palm Berries from Amazonia (pp. 95-120)
Valeria Saldanha Bezerra, Alexandra Mara Goulart Nunes Mamede, Antonio Soares Gomes, Henriqueta Talita Guimarães Barboza and Otniel Freitas-Silva
Chapter 6. Nutrients and Bioactive Compounds of Açai, Bacuri, Buriti, Camu-Camu, and Cubiu (pp. 121-132)
Leandro de Cardoso Morais and Soraia Silva Pinheiro
Chapter 7. The Local Use of Bacuri (Platonia insignis, Clusiaceae) in the Amazon Region and Its Industrial Application (pp. 133-152)
Carlos Victor Lamarão, Eyde Cristianne Saraiva Bonatto, Klenicy Kazumy Yamaguchi, Ana Cecília Nina Lobato, Karen Farias Alves Castelo, Valdir Florêncio da Veiga Júnior and Fábio Alessandro Pieri
Chapter 8. Bioactive Compounds of Camu-Camu (Myrciaria dubia McVaugh), the Super Fruit from the Amazon Region: Chemical Characterization and Biological Activity (pp. 153-186)
Helena Rudge de Moraes Barros, Márcio Hércules Caldas Moura, Renata Luise de Araujo and Maria Inés Genovese
Chapter 9. Nutritional and Phytochemical Composition of Cubiu (Solanum Sessiflorum) (pp. 187-198)
Waldireny Caldas Rocha, Klenicy Kazumy Yamaguchi, Carlos Victor Lamarão, Valdir Florêncio da Veiga Júnior and Fábio Alessandro Pieri
Chapter 10. Food and Cosmetic Applications of Cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum) (pp. 199-212)
Klenicy Kazumy Yamaguchi, Isadora da Silva Moita, Waldireny Caldas Rocha, Carlos Victor Lamarão, Valdir Florêncio da Veiga Júnior and Fábio Alessandro Pieri
Chapter 11. Guarana Fruit: Traditional Applications and Sustainable Use of Residues (pp. 213-236)
Janainna Chaves Pereira, Fernanda Cristina Rezende Lopes and Katia Tannous
Chapter 12. Amazon Fruits Present Potential Action against Cancer (pp. 237-278)
Francine Carla Cadoná, Alencar Kolinski Machado, Marco Aurélio Echart Montano, Michele Rorato Sagrillo, Micheli Lamberti Jobim, Olmiro Cezimbra de Souza Filho and Ivana Beatrice Mânica da Cruz
Chapter 13. Piquiá (Caryocar villosum (Aubl) pers.) (pp. 279-304)
Natasha Dantas Lorenzo, Orquidea Vasconcelos dos Santos and Suzana Caetano da Silva Lannes
Chapter 14. The Biotechnological Potential and Medicinal Application of Piquiá (Caryocar Villosum (Aubl.) Pers) (pp. 305-318)
Barbara Elisabeth Teixeira Costa, Karen Medeiros Maciel, Carlos Victor Lamarão, Valdir Florêncio da Veiga Júnior, Fábio Alessandro Pieri, Albejamare Pereira de Castro and Klenicy Kazumy Yamaguchi
Chapter 15. Nutritional and Functional Properties of Tucumã (Astrocaryum Vulgare) (pp. 319-332)
Orquidea Vasconcelos dos Santos, Maria Carolina Rodrigues Ferreira, Amanda Larissa Garça de Souza and Barbara Elisabeth Teixeira Costa
Chapter 16. Nutritional Profile of Tucumã (Astrocaryum aculeatum): Applications for Human Use and Consumption (pp. 333-348)
Klenicy Kazumy Yamaguchi, Barbara Elisabeth Teixeira Costa, Waldireny Caldas Rocha, Carlos Victor Lamarão, Valdir Florêncio da Veiga Júnior and Fábio Alessandro Pieri
Chapter 17. Euterpe Fruits: High Potential for Food, Nutrition, and Health (pp. 349-386)
Mayara Schulz, Luciano Valdemiro Gonzaga and Roseane Fett
Chapter 18. Fats and Oils Extracted from Amazon Fruits in Lipid-Based Encapsulation Systems (pp. 387-404)
Marluci Ghiraldi and Samantha C. Pinho
Editor Contact Information (pp. 405-406)
Index (pp. 407)
Audience
Students, professionals in area of biological sciences, farmers