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Characterization of the behavior of carotenoids from pitanga (Eugenia uniflora)...
Berni, P.; Pinheiro, Ana Cristina; Bourbon, Ana Isabel Juncá Sottomayor Lisboa; Guimarães, Maura; Canniatti-Brazaca, Solange G.; Vicente, A. A.Uncommon tropical fruits are emerging as raw-material for new food products with health benefits. This work aimed at formulating and processing microemulsions from pitanga (Eugenia uniflora) and buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) fruits, since they are very rich in carotenoids (particularly lycopene and -carotene), in order to encapsulate and increase carotenoids bioaccessibility. Pitanga and buriti microemulsions were...
Structural approach to design high carotene emulsions from exotic fruits Pitang...
Berni, P.; Bourbon, A. I.; Pinheiro, A. C.; Vicente, A. A.; Canniatti- Brazaca, S. G.This research seeks to better understand the food matrix microstructure that impacts on carotenoid bioaccessibility of two Brazilian native fruits Pitanga and Buriti while developing emulsioned oral delivery systems of its compounds. Buriti is a fruit produced by an Amazonia palm tree. Its pulp is very rich in β-carotene which is approximately 400 µg/g fresh weight1 . Pitanga originates from Atlantic forest and...