TY - JOUR

T1 - Maracujá

T2 - Um alimento functional?

AU - Zeraik, Maria Luiza

AU - Pereira, Cíntia A.M.

AU - Zuin, Vânia G.

AU - Yariwake, Janete H.

PY - 2010/7/1

Y1 - 2010/7/1

N2 - This paper consists of a bibliographic review of the most relevant edible Brazilian Passiflora species (Passiflora edulis fo. flavicarpa O. Deg., P. alata Curtis and P. edulis fo. edulis). Most of the reports in the literature focus solely on Passiflora leaves, whereas this review contains information about passion fruit pulp, rind and seeds, highlightening chemical composition, nutritional and pharmacological studies. The emphasis on the maracujá fruit is due to the extensive consumption of passion fruit juice (fresh or processed) in Brazil and on ongoing investigations into its potential as a functional food.

AB - This paper consists of a bibliographic review of the most relevant edible Brazilian Passiflora species (Passiflora edulis fo. flavicarpa O. Deg., P. alata Curtis and P. edulis fo. edulis). Most of the reports in the literature focus solely on Passiflora leaves, whereas this review contains information about passion fruit pulp, rind and seeds, highlightening chemical composition, nutritional and pharmacological studies. The emphasis on the maracujá fruit is due to the extensive consumption of passion fruit juice (fresh or processed) in Brazil and on ongoing investigations into its potential as a functional food.

KW - Chemical composition

KW - Functional food

KW - Passiflora

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77957572862&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/3759ab2c-8819-3d9c-87f4-a30e451b531a/

U2 - 10.1590/s0102-695x2010000300026

DO - 10.1590/s0102-695x2010000300026

M3 - Zeitschriftenaufsätze

AN - SCOPUS:77957572862

VL - 20

SP - 459

EP - 471

JO - Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

JF - Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

SN - 0102-695X

IS - 3

ER -