Physico-chemical parameters of native fruits of Amazon, Maranhão, Brazil

Native fruits are important foods for the traditional communities of the state of Maranhão. Thus, the objective of this work was to analyze the physical-chemical characteristics of some native fruits found in the transition forest biome of the Amazon. Fruit pulps of the species Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart), buriti (Mauritia flexuosa L), bacuri (Platonia insignis Mart.) and murici (Byrsonima crassifólia L. (Kunth)) were analyzed. The analyzed parameters were the physical and chemical, such as the composition centesimal, vitamin C, pH, ATT and STT according to the methods described by the AOAC. The results showed the nutritional richness of these native fruits, with important values for dietary fiber and differentiated minerals for each fruit analyzed. Therefore, these fruits are important for the food diets of the populations involved and for the food industry.