Nutritional characterization of Vasconcellea quercifolia A.St-Hil.: potential for the development of functional food

Abstract Vasconcellea quercifolia A.St-Hil. (Caricaceae) is a non-conventional food plant (PANC) of Brazil. The aim of this study was to investigate the physical, chemical, and nutritional properties of green and ripe fruits and medullary parenchyma of V. quercifolia A.St-Hil., in order to develop f...

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Main Authors: Zabelita Fardin FOLHARINI, Carla Roberta ORLANDI, Maira Cristina MARTINI, Fernanda BRUXEL, Taciélen ALTMAYER, Débora Tairini BRIETZKE, Tamara Engelmann GONÇALVES, Jordana FINATTO, Eduardo Miranda ETHUR, Neusa Fernandes de MOURA, Lucélia HOEHNE, Elisete Maria de FREITAS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2019-04-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612019005005105&lng=en&tlng=en