Talisia esculenta (A. ST.-HIL.) Radlk: physico-chemical characteristics, antioxidant activity and biological activity

Layanne Nascimento Fraga,Izabela Maria Montezano De Carvalho

doi:10.33448/rsd-v9i2.1909

Layanne Nascimento Fraga, Izabela Maria Montezano De Carvalho

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i2.1909

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Abstract

Talisia esculenta (A. ST.-HIL.) Radlk is a Brazilian wild fruit, known as a pitomba, belonging to the Sapindaceae family. The objective of the present work was to perform a review of the literature in order to identify studies on its physico-chemical characterization, antioxidant activity and biological activity. The articles search was done in PubMed, SciELO, Science Direct and LILACS. We identified 90 publications, 8 in SciELO, 3 in LILACS, 67 in Science Direct and 12 in PubMed. Subsequently, duplication of the articles between the databases was verified, and the triage was done by reading the titles, abstracts and reading in full, to analyze which articles fit the study objective, and only 5 studies were included. The review exposes Talisia esculenta Radlk (A. ST.-HIL.) as a fruit that has a bioactive potential, but there is a shortage of studies that deal with its chemical composition and its biological activity.

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Brazil is the most biodiverse country in the world and the third largest producer of fresh fruits globally
The objective of the present work was to perform a review of the literature in order to identify studies on its physico-chemical characterization, antioxidant activity and biological activity
The importance of this food habit is currently recognized because it can reduce the risk of chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD) (Opas, 2016; Nascimento et al, 2014; Guarim-Neto et al, 2003)

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Brazil is the most biodiverse country in the world and the third largest producer of fresh fruits globally. Talisia esculenta A.St.-Hil Radlk of the Sapindaceae family is among the lesser known Brazilian fruits. Pitomba is characterized as a fruit of Brazilian wilderness, encountered most often in Brazilian biomes of Caatinga, Cerrado, and Atlantic rainforest as well as in the neighboring countries: Bolivia and Paraguay (Santos et al, 2012, Giulietti et al, 2004; Santos et al, 2008). In view of the above, the objective of this research was to perform a review of literature about the fruit of the species of Talisia esculenta Radlk to identify studies that address its physico-chemical characteristics, antioxidant and biological activities

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