Potenciais de uso dos frutos de jatobá (hymenaea courbaril) como alimento funcional

Abstract

Aspects related to nutrition and food security, have a strong dependence on biodiversity, in addition, the recognition of the benefits and safety in the intake of vegetables that can be adopted as food becomes relevant as a way of maintaining health. In this sense, we sought to recognize the functional properties of jatobá fruits in food. For this purpose, jatobá species whose fruits are commonly used in human food were listed, the ways in which the fruits of jatobá species are popularly used as food were verified, and the nutritional constitution and bioactive properties of fruits of jatobá species that are employed in food through analysis of research already carried out. By analyzing the data collected in this study, it is possible to infer a high number of species and applications that the fruits of Hymenaea spp. present. It was also observed, based on previous studies, that the pulp of the fruit of the species has characteristics that make its consumption attractive, in particular its nutritional composition.Inthissense,thespeciescanbeconsideredrelevantforthefoodindustry and the development of new forms of employment infood.