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Review ArticlePharmacognosy ReviewsVol. 3 | Issue 5 | 2009 | pp. 137–142Open access
Jabuticaba as a Source of Functional Pigments
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- 1 Laboratory of Supercritical Technology: Extraction, Fractionation, and Identification of vegetable extracts (LASEFI), Department of Food Engineering (DEA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Monteiro Lobato, 80, Cid. Universitária Zeferino Vaz, 13083-862, Campinas - SP, BRAZIL.
Published in Pharmacognosy Reviews
Correspondence: M. Angela A. Meireles
Laboratory of Supercritical Technology: Extraction, Fractionation, and Identification of vegetable extracts (LASEFI), Department of Food Engineering (DEA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Monteiro Lobato, 80, Cid. Universitária Zeferino Vaz, 13083-862, Campinas - SP, BRAZIL.
Email: meireles@fea.unicamp.br
Copyright: © 2009 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
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- Jan 18, 2009
How to cite
Santos, D. T., & Meireles, M. A. A. (2009). Jabuticaba as a Source of Functional Pigments. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 3(5), 137–142.
Abstract
The relatively high concentration of anthocyanins in the diet is of prospective importance to human health. Anthocyanins contribute greatly to the antioxidant properties of certain colorful foods, such as grapes and cranberries. Many studies in recent years have focused on the study of these functional pigments from different perspectives. The present review highlights recent studies on the health-promoting properties of anthocyanins. It presents latent anthocyanin sources and demonstrates the potentiality of an under-utilized non-conventional source widespread in Brazil called jabuticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora).
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| Title | Jabuticaba as a Source of Functional Pigments |
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| Authors | Diego T. Santos; M. Angela A. Meireles |
| Affiliations | Laboratory of Supercritical Technology: Extraction, Fractionation, and Identification of vegetable extracts (LASEFI), Department of Food Engineering (DEA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Monteiro Lobato, 80, Cid. Universitária Zeferino Vaz, 13083-862, Campinas - SP, BRAZIL. |
| Corresponding author | meireles@fea.unicamp.br |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Reviews |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009) |
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