Table 3.
Physicochemical characteristics of edible fruits native to Ecuadorian Amazonia.
| Fruit | Length (cm) | Transverse Diameter (cm) | Weight (g) |
Moisture (%) | Pulp Yield (%) |
Total Soluble Solids (°Brix) | Titrable Acidity (%) | Maturity Index | Ash (%) | Crude Fibre (%) | Lipids (%) | Proteins (%) | Carbohydrates (%) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aphandra natalia | 13.56 ± 4.97 | Not applicable | 522.77 ± 48.01 | 44.52 ± 0.11 (Mesocarp) |
NR | NR | 0.04 * | NR | 2.62 ± 0.05 * | 11.30 ± 0.59 * | 57.92 ± 3.05 * | 5.11 ± 0.10 * | 23.0 ± 2.35 * | [17] |
| Eugenia stipitata | 5.54 | 7–12 | 30–105 | 80.30–94.42 | 89.65 (pulp + peel) | 3.83–5.06 | 2.40 ± 0.02 | 1.60 ± 0.45 | 2.1–2.94 * | 6.69–8.24 * | 0.59–3.02 * | 9.92–12.68 * | 60.36–64.54 * | [32,43,44,45,46,47,48] |
| Gustavia macarenensis | 5.73–7.04 | 6.09–8.50 | 153.93–280.18 | 61.74–70.94 | 59.34 | 60.05–69.8 (oil pulp) |
NR | NR | 2.34–4.08 | 11.53–25.17 | 31.60–53.57 | 12.39–12.8 | 19.73–26.75 | [42,51] |
| Mauritia flexuosa | 5.47 ± 0.15 | 4.59 ± 0.18 | 48.7–51.83 | 54.8–56.23 (pulp) |
11.0–20.19 | 7.73 ± 0.06 | 7.60 ± 0.23 | 1.07 | 2.27 ± 0.05 | 38.0 ± 0.3 | 26.6 ± 0.3 | 2.47 ± 0.07 | 15.1 ± 0.3 | [21,25] |
| Myrciaria dubia | 1.2–2.5 | 1.0–3.2 | 6.9 | 93.2 | 50–60 | 6.2–9.39 | 2.30–4.97 | 2.14 | 1.8–2.64 | 0.1–1.3 | 0.2–0.3 | 0.4–0.5 | 3.5–4.7 | [46,54,55,56] |
| Oenocarpus bataua | 33.3–35.9 | 23.9–24 | 13.23 | 42.4 | 11.84 | NR | NR | NR | 1.1 | 31.5 | 12.8–22.2 38.3 * |
3.3 | 47.2 | [26,59,60] |
| Plukenetia volubilis | 3–5 (star-shaped capsule) | 1.5–2 (oval seed) |
NR | 3.3–8.32 (seed) | NR | NR | NR | NR | 2.9–6.46 | 18.0 ± 0.095 | 33.4–54.3 | 24.2–29.7 | 7.29–30.9 | [61,62,63] |
| Pouteria caimito | NR | NR | NR | 81.87–95.8 | NR | 3.8–17.50 | 0.04–5.9 | NR | 0.32–0.49 | NR | 0.1–0.15 | 4.60–4.97 | NR | [47,66,67] |
| Solanum quitoense | 4.7–5.24 | 5.4–5.89 | 65.7–311.54 | 90.74 ± 0.73 (whole fruit) | 63.01–84.72 | 6.53–9.55 | 1.85–3.78 | 1.83–3.72 | 5.84 ± 0.85 | 9.22 ± 0.22 |
0.69 ± 0.05 11.65 * |
11.2 ± 1.99 7.44 * |
NR | [32,33,68] |
* Values expressed in dry weight (values without * are expressed in fresh weight); NR: Not reported.