Characterization and evaluation of antioxidant capacity in mari-mari fruit (Cassia leiandra Benth)

Authors

  • Elenna Rachel da Silva dos SANTOS Federal University of Western Pará
  • Alessandra da Silva SANTOS Federal University of Western Pará
  • Alciene Ferreira da Silva VIANA Federal University of Western Pará
  • Kelliane Silva de OLIVEIRA Federal University of Western Pará
  • Alcicley da Silva ABREU Federal University of Western Pará
  • Bruno Alexandre da SILVA Federal University of Western Pará
  • Lauro Euclides Soares BARATA Federal University of Western Pará
  • Johnatt Allan Rocha de OLIVEIRA Federal University of Para
  • Luiza Helena Da Silva MARTINS Federal Rural University of Amazonia
  • Débora Kono Taketa Moreira Instituto Federal de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2022.121501

Keywords:

Amazon, bioactive compounds, extraction

Abstract

The Amazon has a wide variety of exotic and commercially underutilized fruits with high nutritional value and high content of bioactive compounds that are still little explored. The Cassia leiandra Benth is a species native to the Amazon that has the fruit widely consumed in natura, being popularly known as mari-mari. The objective of this study was to evaluate the biometric characteristics of mari-mari fruit, its chemical and phytochemical composition, as well as the evaluation of the antioxidant capacity of its different parts. The fruit can be described as long, thin and with low pulp yield, with the seed as its main constituent. The pulp had higher moisture content, the protein seed and the ash and carbohydrate peel. Peel had the highest phenolic content and the almond the highest flavonoid content, however the peel showed greater antioxidant capacity for DPPH, ABTS and FRAP methods. Thus, the mari-mari fruit can be a promising raw material for the development of nutraceutical and food products.

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Published

2023-01-17

How to Cite

da Silva dos Santos, E. R. ., da Silva Santos, A. ., Ferreira da Silva Viana, A. ., Silva de Oliveira, K. ., da Silva Abreu, A. ., da Silva, B. A. ., Soares Barata, L. E. ., Rocha de Oliveira, J. A. ., Da Silva Martins, L. H. ., & Moreira, D. K. T. (2023). Characterization and evaluation of antioxidant capacity in mari-mari fruit (Cassia leiandra Benth). Scientia Plena, 18(12). https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2022.121501

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Vol. 18 No. 12 (2022): Dezembro/December 2022

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Copyright (c) 2023 Elenna Rachel da Silva dos Santos, Alessandra da Silva Santos, Alciene Ferreira da Silva Viana, Kelliane Silva de Oliveira, Alcicley da Silva Abreu, Bruno Alexandre da Silva, Lauro Euclides Soares Barata, Johnatt Allan Rocha de Oliveira, Luiza Helena Da Silva Martins, Débora Kono Taketa Moreira

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