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Review

Arazá: Eugenia stipitata Mc Vaught as a Potential Functional Food

by
Luis Acosta-Vega
1,
Diego A. Moreno
2 and
Liceth N. Cuéllar Álvarez
1,*
1
Grupo de Investigación en Productos Naturales Amazónicos-GIPRONAZ, Universidad de la Amazonia, Florencia 180001, Colombia
2
Laboratorio de Fitoquímica y Alimentos Saludables (LabFAS), CEBAS, CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 25, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Foods 2024, 13(15), 2310; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13152310
Submission received: 30 May 2024 / Revised: 18 June 2024 / Accepted: 27 June 2024 / Published: 23 July 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Characterization and Valuation of Bioactive Plant Compounds: Research Update)
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Abstract

Arazá is a fruit native to the Amazonian region with characteristic properties such as aroma, texture, color, and marked acidity. Additionally, the fruit is rich in bioactive compounds in its three fractions (seed, pulp, and peel), such as ascorbic acid, phenolic compounds (and their derivatives), and carotenoids, which have been extensively investigated in the literature for their beneficial properties for human health. However, it is a little-known fruit, and the role it can play in health-promoting activities related to the treatment and prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) when incorporated into the diet is also unknown. Therefore, it is necessary to know the profile of bioactive compounds and the biological properties Arazá possesses, which is the aim of this review.
Keywords: functional food; bioactive compound; amazonian fruit; biological activity functional food; bioactive compound; amazonian fruit; biological activity

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Acosta-Vega, L.; Moreno, D.A.; Cuéllar Álvarez, L.N. Arazá: Eugenia stipitata Mc Vaught as a Potential Functional Food. Foods 2024, 13, 2310. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13152310

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Acosta-Vega L, Moreno DA, Cuéllar Álvarez LN. Arazá: Eugenia stipitata Mc Vaught as a Potential Functional Food. Foods. 2024; 13(15):2310. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13152310

Chicago/Turabian Style

Acosta-Vega, Luis, Diego A. Moreno, and Liceth N. Cuéllar Álvarez. 2024. "Arazá: Eugenia stipitata Mc Vaught as a Potential Functional Food" Foods 13, no. 15: 2310. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13152310

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Acosta-Vega, L., Moreno, D. A., & Cuéllar Álvarez, L. N. (2024). Arazá: Eugenia stipitata Mc Vaught as a Potential Functional Food. Foods, 13(15), 2310. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13152310

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