Estudo químico das sementes do Cupuaçu

  • Vasconcelos M
  • Silva M
  • Maia J
  • et al.
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Abstract

Resumo A análise comparativa das sementes das Sterculiaceas cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum Schum.) e cacau (Theobroma cacao L.) mostrou, com respeito à gordura, diferenças apenas com respeito à composição quantitativa da fração ácida dela liberada (ácidos palmítico 5,8:32,8, esteárico 38,3:35,5, oléico 42,8:29,6, araquídico 4,8:1,0, linoléico 8,3:1,1; %:% respectivamente) e, com respeito às purinas, presença do ácido 1,3,7,9-tetrametilúrico no cupuaçu em substituição à cafeina, à teobromina e à teofilina do cacau.Summary a comparative analysis of the seeds of the Sterculiaceae cupu (Theobroma grandiflorum Schum.) and cocoa (Treobroma cacao L.) showed, with respect to the fat only quantitative differences of the liberated acid fraction (palmitic 5.8:32.8, stearic 38.3:35.5, oleic 42.8:29.6, arachidic 4.8:1.0, linoleic 8.3:1.1 acids, %:% respectively) and, with respect to purines, presence of 1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid in cupu in substitution to caffeine, theobromine and theophylline in cocoa.

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Vasconcelos, M. N. L., Silva, M. L. da, Maia, J. G. S., & Gottlieb, O. R. (1975). Estudo químico das sementes do Cupuaçu. Acta Amazonica, 5(3), 293–295. https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-43921975053293

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