Postharvest quality palm buds of different cultivars
Journal Title: Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável - Year 2017, Vol 12, Issue 2
Abstract
The palm belongs to the family of cacti, and is of Mexican origin. In northeastern Brazil, palm bud part of the diet of the population in some municipalities. Therefore, we characterized the palm buds of different varieties produced in the Paraíba swamp region, as the chemical characteristics. The study was conducted at the Crnto de Ciências Humanas, Sociais e Agráricas, Bananeiras, Paraíba, belonging to the Universidade Federal da Paraiba. Were used buds of Giant varieties (Opuntia ficus indica Mill.), Round (Opuntia ficus indica L.), Elephant Ear (Opuntia tuna (L.) Mill.) And Tiny (Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck). The shoots were harvested in farms at 6:00 am and transported to the laboratory where the thorns and washed were eliminated. We conducted the analysis in triplicate of ascorbic acid (AA) content, titratable acidity (TA) and soluble solids (SS), pH, humidity and electrical conductivity. It is concluded that the palm shoots of the variety Giant were those with the best features, attributed to higher content of ascorbic acid and the best balance between sugars (SS) and acid (TA).
Authors and Affiliations
Daniel Pereira Lima, Emmanuel Moreira Pereira, Nathan José Pereira da Silva, Welliton Barros de Magalhães, Ricardo da Silva Henrique
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