Bioactive compounds and health benefits of some palm species traditionally used in Africa and the Americas–a review

T da Silveira Agostini-Costa - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance According to previous ethno-medicinal reviews, Cocos
nucifera, Elaeis guineensis and Phoenix dactylifera are among the main palms which are …

Brazilian savannah fruits: Characteristics, properties, and potential applications

CA de Andrade Silva, GG Fonseca - Food Science and Biotechnology, 2016 - Springer
The Brazilian savannah is the second largest biome of the country, and it displays great
biodiversity. The fruits of the native trees have peculiar characteristics and are recognized …

Macauba: a promising tropical palm for the production of vegetable oil

CA Colombo, LHC Berton, BG Diaz, RA Ferrari - Ocl, 2018 - ocl-journal.org
The growing global demand for vegetable oils for food and for replacing fossil fuels leads to
increased oilseeds production. Almost 122 of the current 187 million tons of vegetable oils …

[HTML][HTML] Acute and subacute (28 days) oral toxicity assessment of the oil extracted from Acrocomia aculeata pulp in rats

GK Traesel, JC de Souza, AL de Barros… - Food and Chemical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Acrocomia aculeata, popularly known as “bocaiúva”, is a species used for nutritional
purposes and for the treatment of various diseases, as it has, among other things, high …

Good practices of harvest and processing provide high quality Macauba pulp oil

AA Nunes, SP Favaro, F Galvani… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Macauba or macaw palm (Acrocomia aculeata) has great potential for oil production in
tropical American biomes. This work aimed to describe a full set of procedures to obtain high …

A collaborative, systems approach for the development of biomass-based value webs: the case of the acrocomia palm

R Vargas-Carpintero, T Hilger, K Tiede, C Callenius… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
The diversification of biomass resources is key to the transition towards a bioeconomy.
Acrocomia spp., a neotropical genus of palms, is an example of plants' diversity potential for …

Assessment of chemical and bioactive properties of native fruits from the Brazilian Cerrado

AB de Almeida, AKC Silva, AR Lodete… - Nutrition & Food …, 2018 - emerald.com
Assessment of chemical and bioactive properties of native fruits from the Brazilian Cerrado |
Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open Access Publish with …

Acrocomia aculeata oil: Beneficial effects on cyclophosphamide‐induced reproductive toxicity in male rats

AC Arena, BC Jorge, MC Silva, AL De Barros… - Andrologia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the extracted oil of Acrocomia aculeata pulp in
preventing or mitigating the reproductive toxicity induced by cyclophosphamide (CP) in male …

[HTML][HTML] Macauba ( Acrocomia aculeata ) pulp oil quality is negatively affected by drying fruits at 60 ºC

SP Favaro, CF Tapeti, CHB Miranda… - Brazilian Archives of …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
This study aimed to determine if the quality of macauba pulp oil is affected by drying the
whole fruits at 60 ºC. Mature fruits were collected at every five days on the ground under 10 …

High-protein diet associated with Bocaiuva supplementation decreases body fat and improves glucose tolerance in resistance-trained rats

JA Almeida, HAP Santana, D Motta-Santos… - Journal of medicinal …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
High-protein diets (HPDs) are widely used for health and performance. However, the
combination of whey protein and natural foods (ie, fruits) is still unclear. Thus, we evaluated …