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Nutritional Composition, Simulated Digestion and Biological Activities of Campomanesia xanthocarpa Fruit

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Gabirobeira fruits are known for their rich nutrient content and bioactive phytochemical compounds that contribute to significant biological activities. Despite these attributes, the antioxidant potential and stability of phenolic compounds in gabiroba by-products after digestion have yet to be studied. The objective of this work was to evaluate the physical-chemical composition, antibacterial activity, α-amylase, and α-glucosidase inhibitory effects, as well as the in vitro digestibility of total phenolic compounds, total flavonoids, and antioxidant activity of powder and extract from gabiroba to valorize these byproducts. The gabiroba powder had low moisture, high carbohydrate and fiber content. The extraction using 80% ethanol demonstrated higher antioxidant, antibacterial, α-amylase, and α-glucosidase inhibition activities compared to the 12% ethanol and water extracts. Catechin and ferulic acid were the major phenolic compounds identified by HPLC-DAD. After digestion, both the powder and the gabiroba extract exhibited a bioaccessibility of more than 30% for total phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity during the gastric phase. However, the dry ethanol extract displayed higher total phenolic compounds after both the gastric and intestinal phases compared to the flour. Processing gabiroba into powder and extract is a promising approach to fully utilize this seasonal fruit, minimize waste, concentrate health-beneficial compounds, and valorize a by-product for use as a functional ingredient and raw material within the food and pharmaceutical industries.

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The authors are grateful to the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), Brazil, for the financial support and Masters scholarship granted to S.A.P Etgeton (grant number 88887.653206/2021-00) and postdoctoral fellowship granted to S. Ávila (grant number 88887371865/2019-00); to the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) for the financial support; and to the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) for the infrastructure and technical resources. The authors would like to thank the Butia farm for donating the fruits.

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  1. Postgraduate Program in Food and Nutrition, Health Science Sector, Federal University of Paraná, Campus III. 80210-170, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

    Schaina Andriela Pontarollo Etgeton, Suelen Ávila, Jair José de Lima, Aline Danielle Di Paula Silva Rodrigues, Marcia Regina Beux & Cláudia Carneiro Hecke Krüger

  2. Graduate Program in Nutrition Science, Federal University of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, 39100-000, Brazil

    Anne Caroline Rodrigues Silva

  3. Graduate Program in Nutrition, Nutrition Department, Health Science Sector, Federal University of Paraná, Campus III. 80210-170, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

    Marcia Regina Beux & Cláudia Carneiro Hecke Krüger

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SAPE: Investigation, Methodology, Data curation, Writing - original draft. SÁ: Methodology, investigation, formal analysis, writing - original draft; ACRS: Conceptualization, methodology; JJ-Lima: Methodology, investigation; ADDPSR: Conceptualization, methodology; MRB: Conceptualization; methodology; CCHK: Conceptualization; resources; writing - Review & Editing. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Etgeton, S.A.P., Ávila, S., Silva, A.C.R. et al. Nutritional Composition, Simulated Digestion and Biological Activities of Campomanesia xanthocarpa Fruit. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 79, 59–65 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11130-023-01126-x

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