Chirle de Oliveira Raphaelli, Divanilde Guerra, Elisa Dos Santos Pereira, Juliana da Rocha Vinholes, Taiane Mota Camargo, Sergio Francisco Schwarz, Magnólia Aparecida Silva da Silva, Márcia Vizzotto, Elessandra da Rosa Zavareze, Leonardo Nora
Native fruit trees have potential for use in the food and pharmaceutical industries, which is widely used in folk medicine. Guabiju, known as guabijuzeiro ( Myrcianthes pungens (O. Berg) D. Legrand) is a perennial tree that belongs to the family Myrtaceae, occurring in Brazil from São Paulo to Rio Grande do Sul, and other countries like Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. This species demonstrates great commercial potential regarding the consumption of its fresh fruit or industrialized. Due to its importance is necessary to develop studies aimed at characterization (phenotypic, propagative, reproductive, chemical and nutritional), uses and applications...
June 2024: Journal of Food Science and Technology