Renewable biofuels are increasingly important in the Brazilian energy matrix. In 2010, the
country became the second world producer of biodiesel with a production of 2.4 million of …

O conhecimento da composição química dos alimentos é fundamental para se avaliarem a
disponibilidade de nutrientes e o seu consumo por populações. Neste trabalho, o pequi …

Caatinga is a Brazilian semi-arid ecosystem that stands out for presenting unique
environmental characteristics with a dry, spiny and deciduous shrub/forest vegetation with …

RESUMO O presente estudo analisou a diversidade e equitabilidade de plantas
alimentícias não convencionais (PANCs) na zona rural de Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil. A …

The present study seeks to increase the knowledge of the chemical and nutritional
characteristics of the species in the Caatinga (semi-arid region from northeastern Brazil) and …

The extinction of ecological functions is increasingly considered a major component of
biodiversity loss, given its pervasive effects on ecosystems, and it may precede the …

Proximate composition, physical and chemical analysis of the pulp, kernel and oils of
Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. were investigated. The macauba pulp and the kernel …

O Nordeste do Brasil abriga 80 espécies de palmeiras nativas, com baixo endemismo (27,
5%), algumas delas ameaçadas pelas alterações destrutivas do habitat natural, associadas …

Syagrus coronata (Arecaceae) is among the endemic species of Caatinga, a unique and
fragile Brazilian biome. This palm has ecological and socioeconomic significance since its …

Butia capitata, native to the Brazilian cerrado, is underutilized for human consumption. The
objective was to determine the physical characteristics of the fruit, centesimal composition …