Bacaba beverage produced by Umutina Brazilian Amerindians: Microbiological and chemical characterization

Bacaba chicha is a beverage prepared by the indigenous Umutina people from the bacaba fruit (Oenocarpus bacaba), a purple berry that is rich in fat and carbohydrates, as well as a source of phenolic compounds. In this study, samples of bacaba chicha beverage were collected, and the microbial communi...

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Main Authors: Cláudia Puerari, Karina Teixeira Magalhães-Guedes, Rosane Freitas Schwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2015-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822015005040964&lng=en&tlng=en